MY 69 CORVETTE IS NOT LEVEL. IT LEANS TO THE LEFT IN THE BACK. IT WAS LIKE THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD WORK DONE TO THE SUSPENSION, FRONT SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AND NEW LEAF SPRING IN THE REAR. I MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM THE WHEEL WELL TO THE TOP OF THE TIRE IS 1-2 INCHES LOWER ON THE LEFT{ITS TOO HIGH ON THE RIGHT}. I HAVE NEW TIRES AND RIMS ALL AROUND AND WHEELS WERE ALIGNED. I DONT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS. PLEASE HELP. THANKS STEVE
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Re: LEANING C3
Steve,
I hope this is not the case with your car but it was with my 80. Check the two body mounts under the rocker panel. One is behind the drivers kick panel and the other is accessed through the plate in front of the rear tire. These are likely rusted out and the body has dropped to where the metal piece inside the rocker is now setting on the frame. This is common on northern cars with lots of rust. Fix it by removing all four body mounting bolts on that side, Jack the right side of body off the frame, slide two 1 X 4 (1.5 inches total)treated boards cut long enough to fit in the rocker part of the bird cage, lower body and if level enuff replace the front and rear body bounts with new bolts and bushings, then sell the car. Likely the right side has already been done that way since the right side usually goes first.
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Re: LEANING C3
With all you have done, I can only recommend a body shop to put your car on a frame machine and do all the mesurements for a straight frame.Comment
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Re: LEANING C3
Steve-----
This is a quite common problem with Corvettes. My original owner 69 had about a 3/4" left side lean the day it was delivered brand new. All of the suspension dimensions are well within the specs shown in the AIM and have always been so. The Chevrolet zone rep in 1969 told me that the 3/4" side-to-side difference was within Chevrolet specs. I am now absolutely convinced that this condition is caused by the body mount to the frame, although, for years, I questioned it and tried all sorts of suspension "fixes" to no avail. There's no way to correct it without disturbing other things and creating more problems than are solved.
You mentioned in your post that there is a "1-2 inch" difference. I don't know what this means but I'll offer that if the difference is about 1", then the above likely applies. If the difference is closer to 2", then you have another problem, possibly like that described by other responders. A 2 inch difference would indicate some sort of SERIOUS problem.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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