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Expert: - 9/23/2011


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Hello.   My 1970 C/10 - CST body leans to the left.  I measure on level ground each side from the ground up to the center bottom of the arch of the fender and it's an 1 1/2" lower on the left side.  Truck has air bags with 2 switches -- 1 controls both front and 1 controls both rear.  Any reason in your opinion why it leans?

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Ok, how about a little more information. I take it that the springs have been removed and that the air bags are the only suspension, is that right? What is on the truck for shocks? Were the air bags installed on the factory mounts or were new mounts made for the air bags? Are there leveling valves in the system? has the body and or frame been altered? Get back to me and we will go from there.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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