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Anybody know one? thanx. steve

Anybody know one? thanx. steve

Anybody know one? thanx. steve

Anybody know one? thanx. steve

Oh yeah, I meant to remind you, it's not the delta in the ride height front to back it's the ride height side to side. So, when I look at the car from the front, the right side is higher than the left. Ditto the rear deck. Hope this isn't overly redundant. Steve.

Anybody know one? thanx. steve

I've pretty much resolved to do something,though I'm not certain what! I'd really like to find a shop here in Houston because of the inherent risks in sending a car to a shop of which you know nothing, and have no control whatsoever, nor recourse if it ain't right.

Anybody know a competent shop here in Houston?

Thanks again everybody. Steve

"Sometimes chicken; sometimes feathers"  and the corollary:
"Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the fire hydrant"

I'm not sure that I can live with the ride height difference between the lower left side and the right. The angles of the right and left shackles show a difference as well, leading my mechanic and I to believe that we need to do something about the rear leaf springs, if anything is to be done. The difference in height is about 3/4 to 1 inch, the right being higher than the left. The car is a very correct car and within reason, I'd like to maintain that virtue, though I have no plans to show her. Ever. It's a car that I have been driving and plan to continue to do so.

So, my question is, should I have the springs re-arched b/c they are original or should I save them and buy new springs? If so, from who,? And how would I get them refinished in a way that's reasonably close to the original? Any and all suggestions are most welcome and appreciated. Thanks, Steve

Roy, It is clear to me that I did not answer your first question as well as I might have. I'm sort of trapped in the middle here, as I asked the mechanic who did the work if he did what you said, and he said that it wasn't necessary or something to the effect that that sort of preloading did not apply to this situation. Not being an engineer, nor mechanic, I'm really unsure a bout what to do to test your theory. Thank you for your interest and again, sorry I did not answer better, earlier. Steve

thanx and I'lll keep you posted. I'd really like to drive the car so I may do so and then revisit this issue when I run out of things to do. Steve.

I am tempted to leave things as they are, as the car does not get driven all that hard. Sometimes." the enemy of good is better". s

I've measured this distance more times than I care to admit. It remains at a difference of three-quarter inches higher on the right. The car pulls a bit to the left when I brake, most of the time. I suspect that this is a problem unrelated to the ride height. Correct? Are the longer shackles readily available? Hard to replace for a pro? Are the ones that are available, original in their appearance? Thanks again, Steve.

I will have to cogitate on this a bit to decide what I wanna do. Is it possible that this condition could arise from one of the accessory components in the rear suspension besides the springs themselves, like a bushing or such? Thanks again, Steve.

Since it's leaning to the left side, I suspect it's political in origin. Here's my next question: immediately after refurbishing the control arms and ball joints, I had the car aligned by a pro. He never said anything about the car's ride height, one way or the other. Is it possible to correctly align a car, if the rear springs are mild-moderately defective? I would think not, but I don't know. What is your best advice? Thanks, Steve.

I drove the car about 30 miles this morning, and it didn't change the ride height whatsoever.Then, using a floor jack, I gently raised the low side of the car on the rear frame. It took about three or four soft partial pumps to get both rear wheel wells to measure equally. With that done, both front wheel wells were now equal.?? Coincidental weak rear spring? I want to be sure my methodology is correct and if so, do you rebuild these or replace them or? thanx steve