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Riding Height

Check riding height with full gas tank, front seat rearward, tire pressure as specified, doors closed and trunk empty. With vehicle on level floor, bounce several times and allow car to settle. Measure heights as shown in Fig 1. Measured heights should not differ from specifications or side to side more than ±3/4.

NOTE: To adjust Toronado front riding height, torsion bar adjusting bolt may be turned clockwise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease riding height.
RIDING HEIGHT SPECIFICATIONS

Application Front "A" (Inches) Rear "B" (Inches)
Cutlass (Exc. Wagon) 9 3/4 9 3/4
Cutlass Wagon 9 5/8 10
Omega 9 1/4 9 3/8
Toronado 9 1/2 9 1/2
88 (Exc. Wagon) 10 10 1/4
88 Wagon 10 1/8 10 1/4
98 10 1/4 10 1/2
Fig 1: Riding Height Measuring Points
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