[mkube396]

I ask here becuse you guys have a lot more people that know what there doing. My buddy has a 83 Monte the car is sitting higher on the pass side if I remember it was front pass was ¼ - 3/8” higher and the rear pass was 5/8 – ¾ higher. The guy before use to race it and before he got it all new control arm front and rear bushings where installed.

He is hoping the frame isn’t twisted but I would think if that was the case apposing sides when be affected? Like driver and read pass would be lifted from the twist??

I had all ready upgraded all my springs in my 81 so I gave him my old ones to see if that would fix it and it didn’t do a thing.

and is this some ting that can be fixed? at a shop?

 

[1BLACKHARLEY]

This may sound stupid, but I've seen it with my own two eyes. If he raced it, besides the frame being slightly bent, I would get under the back end and look closely at the shackle mounts, or the leafs. It was not uncommon to put longer leaf mounts or add a cut down leaf to the passenger side to shift weight and get better traction.... or also put higher rated spring on one side. Of course if you have posi, you wouldn't think it would make a difference, but some guys still did it to help with sqwat on the line.

Or it could have been simple enough he broke a leaf, and only replaced one side, and the newer side has a better arc...

I don't know, just throwing ideas, hope something helps...

 

[joeyv69ragtop]

Nice lookin monte (on your facebook) what does it look like now, the facebook photo or the link in your sig?

 

[mkube396]

http://www.facebook.com/mkube396?sk...447&set=a.49320041447.63967.616956447&theater

 

[mkube396]

wow any one else???

 

[forcd ind]

it shouldnt be hard to take an angle finder and compare sides, see if its the frame or something else-some of those had frame rust in the back, ck that also
are the springs set in their proper slot for the tang
also ck the body mounts, see if they are squished out
then theres always the chance it was wrecked
a good frame machine operator should be able to correct a frame problem, if that is what
it is

 

[dreis454]

This may sound stupid, but I've seen it with my own two eyes. If he raced it, besides the frame being slightly bent, I would get under the back end and look closely at the shackle mounts, or the leafs. It was not uncommon to put longer leaf mounts or add a cut down leaf to the passenger side to shift weight and get better traction.... or also put higher rated spring on one side. Of course if you have posi, you wouldn't think it would make a difference, but some guys still did it to help with sqwat on the line.

Or it could have been simple enough he broke a leaf, and only replaced one side, and the newer side has a better arc...

I don't know, just throwing ideas, hope something helps...

Monte's have COIL springs,Bill.