MCI 5 Ride Height
 

MCI 5 Ride Height

Started by Lifes2short4nofun, January 06, 2018, 05:16:01 PM

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Lifes2short4nofun

We read the book and it seems we have the ride height adjusted right underneath but it doesn't look like it when I look at the tire clearance for the front.

The back looks right I think.

Can any of you give advise?
1972 MCI 5B

Astro

Looks pretty decent to me. With the rubber skirt up front, it throws off the look compared to back. Mine looks the same and rides level.
Ken
Arlington, WA
1971 MC-5B, U7017, S9226 (On the road)
1945 Flxible Clipper (In conversion)
1945 Flxible Clipper town buggy

RJ

Ride height should be level with the top of the bottom step in the doorway 14" above the ground.

At least that's what my 5C's books tell me, I'm guessing there's not a lot of difference between the B and C suspension settings.

FWIW & HTH. . .

;)
1992 Prevost XL Vantaré Conversion M1001907 8V92T/HT-755 (DDEC/ATEC)
2003 VW Jetta TDI Sportwagon "Towed"
Cheney WA (when home)

chessie4905

Looks like mine, even though a GMC.
GMC h8h 649#028 (4905)
Pennsylvania-central

Utahclaimjumper

If not somewhere close the U joints on the drive shaft will suffer.>>>Dan
Utclmjmpr  (rufcmpn)
EX 4106 (presently SOB)
Cedar City, Ut.
72 VW Baja towed

buswarrior

As noted, you have different wheel well treatments, which screw up "the look"

If it measures correctly, job is done, what it looks like matters not...

Also as noted, proper measured ride height is important for u-joint driveshaft angles, and suspension/steering geometry.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

Frozen North, Greater Toronto Area
new project: 1995 MCI 102D3, Cat 3176b, Eaton Autoshift