car height

[Charlie]

HI Guys, Want to get my 5 back to std height does anyone know what the std height is from ground to wheel arch front and back. :scratch:

[Charlie]

Is there anyone got a std height car who can take a measurement for me, would be much appreciated.

[Bigfoot]

What I done was put standard front together and then adjust height at rear till looks right

[mk5gtt]

In the haynes manual under the suspension part it gives you the measurment for the rear torsion bar. Fronts should just be a case of standard springs and shocks. Unless you have coilovers fitted.

[Chrisxr2]

Charlie, if your car is lowered can you not just increase the height by the amount its lowered??

[Charlie]

Charlie, if your car is lowered can you not just increase the height by the amount its lowered??

The car was nearly trailing the ground when I bought it so no idea what it was lowered by. I stripped the car for restoration, full mechanical and body including the rear axle, I am almost finished after 3 years, just to set height at rear. I have put 35mm lowering springs in the front so I was looking to match that up at the back, that's why I was looking to know the height of a std one so I had some sort of measurement to go by. I have tried to raise the height but when I prise down on the trail arm to get a height and put the torsion bars in the arms spring back up again. What am I doing wrong ? this is the first time I have ever worked with torsion bars, no idea what Iam doing.:scratch:

[Jeff Ninebar]

To keep the trailing arm in place have a look in the haynes manual it shows a "special tool" you use to adjust the ride height. It's basically a bit of threaded rod with some angle brackets bolted in between the damper mounts in a way that you can move the nut up and down the rod to hold the bar at the correct distance. use it on both sides, I did it on mine and only used it one side and put the bar back in both sides and one side was a bit lower than the other when i put the car back on its wheels.

I just so happen to have my Haynes manual with me today so these pictures might help you:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t161/JNineBar/Cars/th_5D07310C-F45D-4EDA-85D0-6AA3128F319A_zpsnq0qvicy.jpg (http://s160.photobucket.com/user/JNineBar/media/Cars/5D07310C-F45D-4EDA-85D0-6AA3128F319A_zpsnq0qvicy.jpg.html)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t161/JNineBar/Cars/th_801D9660-B316-493C-A9D7-58319397B1BD_zpskciwnoy3.jpg (http://s160.photobucket.com/user/JNineBar/media/Cars/801D9660-B316-493C-A9D7-58319397B1BD_zpskciwnoy3.jpg.html)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t161/JNineBar/Cars/th_C028BF72-9146-4050-B4B8-1439B1B7A2DF_zpsnmjmj82h.jpg (http://s160.photobucket.com/user/JNineBar/media/Cars/C028BF72-9146-4050-B4B8-1439B1B7A2DF_zpsnmjmj82h.jpg.html)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t161/JNineBar/Cars/th_F30DC9A6-1BB9-4E72-8990-89A2722BA8DC_zpsjvaxnes5.jpg (http://s160.photobucket.com/user/JNineBar/media/Cars/F30DC9A6-1BB9-4E72-8990-89A2722BA8DC_zpsjvaxnes5.jpg.html)

[Charlie]

Cheers Jeff, I don't have them measurements in my manual.