1966 Dodge Dart GT Factory Ride height?
After you give up on the factory procedure.
I just measure from the front k-member bolt to the ground. Equalize the other side and tell the alignment shop not to touch the ride height.
What this measurement should be is a judgement call. I set the ride height so the tire is framed nicely in the wheel well. Which puts the front bumper just below my kneecap. As you can tell, very "factory engineered" and "by the book"
Wow,so all the $ chrysler spent on developing the suspension w/ anti-dive,anti-roll,
correct scrub radius,minimal bump-steer,time,track and testing could've been avoided.
If only you'd been there to tell them "just wing it if it looks good".
It is the angular relationship of the lower ball joint center to lower control arm pivot
and the ground you are setting,which dictates how well the car does what it's supposed
to. If the OP had installed killer t-bars and changed align angles for perf.,that'd change
what one might set that angle, but I'm pretty sure he said "restore" in his post.Why'd
one "give up" on the OE procedure?What the manual didn't say was to loosen the LCA
pivot stud nuts,jounce,set height,then jounce-recheck,then tighten the LCA & recheck.
