Paul Falabella Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 1955 Roadmaster on jackstands, wheels off, rear drums removed(replacing will be the next problem). Rebuilt shocks replaced(Apple Hydraulics,look great). Rear axle now sits too low for link to reattach in bracket. Do I need to compress springs? Bottle jack under Diff. just raises the car off the jackstands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 You may have the wrong links or the rebuilder indexed the arms wrong. With the weight of the car on the axle it should easily attach. Even if you compressed the springs to make it fit, something would soon break in service.Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Falabella Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 You think the fact that the car is on jackstands(painting wheels for new tires) affects total weight on the axle even with the bottle jack lifting under the diff.? Bottle jack under the diff lifts the car off the rear jackstands. I'm thinking I should just wait till I get the front wheels on the ground. Or should they be attached with all four wheels on the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Paul,The only time I have had trouble reattaching the links was when the car was jacked up and the wheels were off the ground. Since the axle is on stands, that should be full curb weight, and you shouldn't have an issue. I agree with Old-tank check the link length. They are different for small and large series cars. Maybe you got Special / Century links instead of for Roadmaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Falabella Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 The stands are under the frame,forward of the rear wheels and aft of the front wheels. However if I put a bottle jack under the diff. it lifts the car off the rear stands, still doesn't get me close enough to the link brackets. I think maybe the eng./trans weight is forward of the forward jacks, leveraging weight off the rear. I sent the old links to Apple Hydr. as per their request so I assume they are correct. Appear to be the longer of the two links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Aha!Put the jack stands under the rear end instead of the frame. That will put the car at ride height and you won't have to work around the tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Falabella Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Gonna try moving the jackstands.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Falabella Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 Correction, gonna try putting right shock on right side and vice versa.(sound of palm slapping on forehead) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I almost suggested that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 I'm glad you got that worked out. I just put a battery in mine today. And, closed the hood. Then I thought; "did I just hook that battery backwards?"I quickly raised the hood and ...... I got it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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