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> Body Shift, Possible?
Guberif
post Aug 23 2019, 08:36 AM
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Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?
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post Aug 23 2019, 09:03 AM
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yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!


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Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?

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post Aug 23 2019, 10:13 AM
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I've seen very light hits shift the entire body. Was the car hit somewhere?
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post Aug 23 2019, 12:53 PM
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I've seen very light hits shift the entire body. Was the car hit somewhere?


No, not hit.
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post Aug 23 2019, 12:56 PM
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post Aug 23 2019, 12:58 PM
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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 23 2019, 08:03 AM) *

yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!


QUOTE(Guberif @ Aug 23 2019, 07:36 AM) *

Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?



Hey George, nope, any other ideas?
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post Aug 23 2019, 01:06 PM
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right rear suspension console breaks loose

hit a curb and blow out two tires on the same side

front torsion bar gets weak and begins to sag

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yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!


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Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?



Hey George, nope, any other ideas?
Com'on Dr. you gotta know this one!
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post Aug 23 2019, 01:06 PM
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is this possibly a test question?? (LOL)
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post Aug 23 2019, 01:17 PM
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There's no frame... so shifted relative to what - the position of the wheels in the wells?
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post Aug 23 2019, 01:20 PM
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Still trying to figure out what 'whole body shifted to one side' means. Do you mean to say 'the car is out of level when viewed from the rear of the car'? As mentioned, pictures.
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post Aug 23 2019, 01:33 PM
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Photo's; not the greatest (tough w/ 1 hand.)

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post Aug 23 2019, 01:39 PM
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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 23 2019, 12:06 PM) *

right rear suspension console breaks loose
(welded new one; (1 I got from you) years ago)

hit a curb and blow out two tires on the same side
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front torsion bar gets weak and begins to sag
(those are relatively new as well)

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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 23 2019, 08:03 AM) *

yes when the right front torsion bar breaks!!


QUOTE(Guberif @ Aug 23 2019, 07:36 AM) *

Ever experience the whole body of the car to shift to one side?



Hey George, nope, any other ideas?
Com'on Dr. you gotta know this one!
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post Aug 23 2019, 01:51 PM
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That is not bad at all, front torsion bars out of adjustment, shims stacked too much on one rear side, spring is sagging. Easily corrected:

put a jack carefully under the center of the front cross member and just take the weight off of the front. If the rear levels out, the front torsion bars are out of adjustment, if not one spring has sagged or someone stacked too many shims under one of the rear control arms trying to get the neg camber out


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Photo's; not the greatest (tough w/ 1 hand.)

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post Aug 23 2019, 02:08 PM
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None of my 914s have been perfect side to side. It becomes really clear when you lower the car use spacers and remove tires a lot.
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post Aug 23 2019, 02:13 PM
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to me, my 914s are perfect from any side!! (view) (LOL)


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None of my 914s have been perfect side to side. It becomes really clear when you lower the car use spacers and remove tires a lot.

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post Aug 23 2019, 02:20 PM
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I see you're in WA. I think you might have a corner balance and 4 wheel alignment in your future. Redmond European should be able to help you.
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post Aug 23 2019, 06:53 PM
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Most are tighter tire to fender on the right rear INMHO
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post Aug 23 2019, 07:31 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Rears slightly different is common. I'd have to measure, but I know mine's out a bit and has never been hit.
It once was sitting crooked front corner to opposite rear corner, the front torsion adjustment was out. Then it did it again when a rear spring was cocked in it's pearch.
Fixed that by drilling holes in the top and bottom perches and using HD zip ties, the lower perch now rides up the shock (bilstein, 160 pound springs) when I jack it up.
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