Lowering truble

[chrisritchie]

Hi all do don't know if anyone can help me I have a 69-70 vw bay us and i have put a crative engerning weedeater2 front beam and T2D drop spindles on it but i am having a problem with the hight , One side is lower than the other it is about a 1 cm different causing one side to be rubbing on the underside of the van :evil: Can any one tell me if i have done somthing wrong

Thanks for any help

Chris

 

[Araon]

Not enough info there and pics would help with diagnosis

 

[chrisritchie]

Ok thanks for getting back to me,I cart see what more i can say apart from one side is lower than the other it is 1 cm out and the side that is lower tryes is touching the arch

HELP ME PLEASE

Thanks

Chris

 

[easy]

Have you checked that the shock on the lower side is still working okay? it may have collapsed.

 

[Loxy]

Starting with the basics then:

What side is lower? It isnt unusual to get a bit of a lean towards the drivers side due to being used mostly with a driver only over the years.
What conversion is it? does it have most of its camping interior on one side of the van?
Has the rear been correctly lowered & is it also uneven?
Had you driven the van prior to checking the height? was it on flat ground?
Are the tyres the same size? Same pressure? Same wear?
Who made/provided the torsion leaves? - are they all intact/no broken leaves on both sides?
What make/condition are the shocks in - have you removed them to ensure they are working correctly/moving freely?
Have you checked the drop spindles have the same drop?

 

[chrisritchie]

Hi thanks for the come back,It is a left hand drive van and the lower side is on thr passanger side, What i did see is that the armes that go onto the spindles seem to drop lower than the other side?

 

[AxlFoley]

Have you screwed the locating grub screws in to the torsion leaves properly ?

 

[retrokid]

I'd defo second what Loxy says... Double check that the rear drop is level. Took me ages to get the front to sit right, due to the rear not being level. Luckily i've fitted adjustable spring plates which helped me sort it,

 

[chrisritchie]

I have checked the back and i is level WHY DOES IT NOT WORK

 

[Loxy]

I have checked the back and i is level WHY DOES IT NOT WORK

have you checked all the things in my post above?