magnum swap ride height

[beatersRus]

so,anyone whos done a magnum swap on your m body...
did you have to tweak the ride height afterwards??
my car was originally a slant 6,now has a magnum 360 but its sitting quite high in the front?

 

[Aspen500]

You can check ride height by measuring from the lower control arm inner pivot bushing to the floor. Stock spec is 10 1/2", pivot bushing shell to floor. Could be rear springs are sagged and the back end is too low(?)

 

[MotorHoggGears]

Also has torsion keys in the front you can adjust maybe they were adjusted to give it the highest ride height.

 

[Aspen500]

It sounds like someone cranked the bars up too much. Set ride height using the adjusting bolts on each side of ther k-frame. Remember though, the bolt on the right adjusts the left side and vice-versa. Adjust them to get the 10 1/2" from the lower control arm inner pivot to the floor s measured at the bottom of the bushing shell. Don't recall off hand what size hex the bolts are.

 

[beatersRus]

Ty guys,esp Aspen500
yes,that makes a lot more sense,and i bet thats what it is,
because the k frame bushings and all are still brand new.
ty also for those measurements too.

also,while they Should be replaced because of age,
the rear leafs still sit right and also a bit high.

 

[Aspen500]

A Magnum 360 isn't all that much heavier than a S6 (roughly 75 lbs more). When I went from S6 to big block, only needed to give each adjusting bolt about 5 turns to get the ride height back, IIRC. It was in 1989 so the memory gets a little hazy.