408: rear suspension adjustment. What is the procedure?

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by dwomby

Is there anything specifies how to measure ride height on a 408, etc.. For example, On a Jaguar XJ6 the factory manual gives the measurement when fully laden from the ground to the center of the main headlight.

On the 408Mk1(up to chassis 408/7200) the unladen ground clearance was specified as 6.5 inches.

When I previously discussed ground clearance of a 411 with Brian Marelli at Bristol Car Services, he said it was measured between the bottom of the front crossmember and the road. I can only assume the measurement on a 408 would be the same. However, no matter where it is measured from, wheel diameter, tyre size and tyre inflation will affect that measurement.

David, what you really need to know initially is whether the body of the car is at the same height at each wheel. I was thinking perhaps you could measure the distance from the upper chrome side trim to the ground at each end of the strip on each side of the car.


Kevin