Leaning Pathy

[captainsae]

My 1995 pathfinder has developed a lean of about 1 1/2 " on the passenger side which has caused my alignment to be out. I have cranked the passenger side torsion bar until it wouldn't go any further and only gained about 1/4". Could something in the back be dragging it down like a bad shock or coil spring? I hate to keep putting so much pressure on the pass side torsion bar.

[zeppelindrummer]

My 1995 pathfinder has developed a lean of about 1 1/2 " on the passenger side which has caused my alignment to be out. I have cranked the passenger side torsion bar until it wouldn't go any further and only gained about 1/4". Could something in the back be dragging it down like a bad shock or coil spring? I hate to keep putting so much pressure on the pass side torsion bar.

 

after cranking your torsion bar that much, i'd check the top part of the frame that the torsion bar's bolt goes through, you may have only got 1/4" higher because the metal is bending where the lower bolt rests on the mount.

 

that happened to me when cranking my passenger side

 

-zepp

[zeppelindrummer]

Also, where is the lean? more in the front or the rear?

[captainsae]

Also, where is the lean? more in the front or the rear?

 

I would say it's about equal on the passenger side front and rear. I'm not sure how to check for bending metal. I put my finger up against the side of the adjuster arm and seemed to feel a little space on top. But the bolt didn't turn easy.

[JeremiahLieschke]

have you driven it since it started leaning mine used to do that but it would level out wen i started driving it

[captainsae]

have you driven it since it started leaning mine used to do that but it would level out wen i started driving it

 

Yes I have driven it but you can't see the lean while your driving it - only when your outside of the car looking at it. I'm sure it's either a bad coil spring or the torsion bar is shot. It is probably pointless to pursue this until I get two new front tires.

[Tungsten]

I have the same lean as it seems but on the drivers side. I don't know if I should just get new t-bars from Calmini or to reindex the old ones.

[MikeV]

Re-index, I have Calmini's and have the same lean (off a spline(or 2) on the passenger side)

I haven't had time to re-index mine yet