Bit of a problem with the front suspension

Ive just been down to the garage who are moting the van and the front suspension passengers side is higher than the drivers
Its got all new parts on it so im a bit concerned about it
Drove it down the road and its bad
It does move but not as much as the drivrs side
When its on the ramp you can see its out -
The ball joints are new as well and i have checked and they are all lined up with the marks
The springs were all ok when i put it together
Any help please!
Marc

 

what springs do you mean torsion leaves

 

Yep the torsion leafs
I think there are 9 in each

 

Leaves

leaves
Doh

 

any pics of it have you got standard shocks, if you have fitted new shocks did you check the length mite have one longer than the other cant think of much else without seeing it

 

If it's bad, can't imagine how a mistake in reassembly would cause it. Torsion leaves clamped properly? I'd be tempted to say broken leaves, but you say they're ok. Won't be the shocks.

 

I think the only way is to take it to bits
Oh dear

 

has the drivers side got more weight ie units down the side?

there is a bracket in the beam towards the p/s that holds the leaves ,that may have broke?

 

Assume it wasn't like this before?

 

It's a old new beam , was left hand drive

 

Have you had the rear suspension apart?

 

I thought it was the front riding high on one corner .
Can you pop a few pics up, might get someones grey matter moving.

 

With so much weight at the back, if the back's out of kilter the front goes with it. If you can jack up the rear dead centre all will be revealed... or jack up the front dead centre. Quicker than dismantling stuff.

 

Are all your tyres the same profile?

 

yep had everything apart - the van has noting in it at the mow - there rear is all good and is all as it should be - sitting right - its just the passengers side where its sitting higher and when you jump up and down on that side it much stiffer -
Looking underneath the arms that hold the ball joints are not equal to the drivers side -I would say the passengers side is 2inch higher - (the arms are lower on that side).
Must say took it for a drive - my first ever and it was ok in a straight line - but when I came to corner - wow- it was like driving something for Blackpool pleasure beech -
all tyres are the same and all is as it should be - I am just wondering if its the ball joints as they were stiff as hell when I put them it (and I did a line them up) - so its a bit of a pian

 

I'd double check that you did line them up, it sounds like one I had in the workshop. It was kind of ok up to about 25mph, faster than that was hairy and cornering as you say.

If one side doesn't drop and rest hard on the bumpstop that would also point to balljoint. And if you struggled to get one hub fitted to the ball joints.

 

will go and take a few pis of it - marc

 

Well after hours of taking things off – and on – trying another beam – it became apparent that the reason why the front passenger’s side was higher and stiffer was that the rear torsion bars (driver’s side) need adjusting , – this has caused the whole problem – and it’s been big one as everyone has been pulling hairs out.
It’s quite odd really as the van sits at the back the same distance on each side – I did check this by looking at the distance between the IRS flat trailing arm and the little bum stops on both side – so I ruled that one out.
When I put the IRS together, I has marked it up and when putting in the torsion bar it located on both sides may be 1 or 2mm lower than the bump stop –
So the driver’s side rear is being moved by 1 spline – may be 2 – to balance it up
What a job – and its taken time and money!!!
Good news its sorted – bad news its cost me a few hundred pounds in time
Good news - if anyone has this problem when putting it back - I have saved them time and money!!!!!DOH

 

Glad it's sorted.

By the way, I tracked down the previous owners for you.

 

Bum stops ?

Glad you got it sorted!