pyrojim
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Any idea the ride height on a 71 dart swinger? Has a 360 in it now. Taking it for alignment Saturday and I'd lie to be close.
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...if you're not familiar with how Mopar defines "ride height". Most people naturally assume it refers to measuring from the ground to some fixed part of the car, but noooo....
I would check it myself, because odds are the shop kids have no clue. And since it affects caster and camber, it could mess them up, and they'd blame it on "worn parts" and void their warranty. BTDT.
Since you have a 360, you might want to consider a more performance oriented alignment spec than "the book", which was written in the days of 6.95x14 bias-ply. Try:
0.5 degrees negative camber, both sides.
2.5 to 4 degrees positive caster (as much as you can get, with both sides equal).
Minimum toe-in (1/8" or less, total, both sides added together).
no such car as a 67 superbee unless the dude made one. the superbee was offered from 68 to 71 in the states.So, I take the Dart in Saturday to get the alignment done, wouldn't you know it, the kid who is doing it has his 67 super bee out back.
Set the ride height with about an inch between the top of the LCA bumper and frame. Then measure from the frame to the metal of the LCA and make both sides the same. Most alignment shops that I have dealt with in recent years (actaully ever) will not set ride height.
I don't understand the extra. Alignment is alignment. Ride height is part of it. Just because Chuvvies 'n Ferds don't have an adjustment..................................
My bad, 68. Small marker lights.no such car as a 67 superbee unless the dude made one. the superbee was offered from 68 to 71 in the states.