Easy Rhino

Rob,

I posted about a year ago inquiring as to why my '65s front end appeared high (to me). The fine folks here advised me to measure the four reference points to the ground, which I did. My front was not high, but the rear was low instead. I was then advised to check the rear spring link bushings which were indeed shot to heck. I replaced them (easy job), and viola' my '65 was back to factory specs for height.

BTW, mine shows evidence of having been used for towing in the past (including hitch holes in the rear bumpers).

DansYellow66

You have brought that car a long ways from what it was when you hauled it home. Very nice.

Rob Magnano

Thanks so much Dan. And thank you Easy Rhino. I will measure mine. Do you know the accurate height of the 4 points?

MikeM

If that silver or silver blue car is yours, it looks like it sits too high in the back as it is. The front looks like it is way too high.

Hard to tell front that angle though.

Rob Magnano

It's dark silver. Not a corvette color it's called
Quarts grey metallic form Audi. Reflects like chrome in the sunlight. 😎

DansYellow66

Do you by chance have a copy of the GM Chassis manual or the AIM (assembly manual) for your car? Measuring the suspension ride height is addressed in both of them if that helps.

Rob Magnano

Dan thanks for the help. I unfortunately do not have that. Thanks for the help.

MikeM

Measuring the suspension as described in those two publications will tell you if the engineering spec is being met. It doesn't have much relevance to the visually correctly accepted height of the body if you go from one end of the spec to the other.

I don't have my cars here but if you measure from the body character line running over the front and rear wheels to the ground and post it here, several will be able to tell you if your car is in the ballpark.

Easy Rhino

Rob, just got back in town, If tomorrow is soon enough I can probably scan in the applicable pages of the AIM and attached them to this thread.

Rob Magnano

If it's no trouble that would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Rob

Easy Rhino

Ron, I am really stinking up the internet world today, and cannot make my scanner link with my IPad, or even link another thread to this one.

However, for now, if you click on my screen name, statistics, and threads started by Easy Rhino, and click on the one named "Front End Sitting Too High" you can find the advice that fixed mine, thanks to the folks on this forum.

Rob Magnano

Easy Rhino.
I can't Thank You enough. The info on your thread is extremely helpful and is going to answer all my questions. Thanks for getting back to me I really appreciate your help
Cheers.
Rob.