"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
08/03/2019 at 18:48 • Filed to: None
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"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
08/03/2019 at 18:48 • Filed to: None | 2
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The driver side spring finally surrendered so now cleanup and ball joint replacement can start. The upper is riveted so it might be original. That’s only 48 years old so I guess I really didn’t have to buy new ones. The springs on the other hand...
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> lone_liberal
08/03/2019 at 19:05 |
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One spring says to another: Trust me kid, in 48 years you'll look like me...bitter and twisted.
MoCamino
> lone_liberal
08/03/2019 at 19:08 |
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I really ought to replace the original (40 year old!) springs on my El Camino. I just finished replacing pretty much everything else - ball joints, tie rod ends, control arm bushings, shocks, and sway bar bushings. The springs look a lot like your old ones, and the steering box has some slop, so they are up next. It’s still very drivable though, so they will have to wait.
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lone_liberal
> MoCamino
08/03/2019 at 19:13 |
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That’s where I was. I had replaced all of the steering components including the box so the springs, shocks and ball joints were next. I just didn’t like the idea of driving with 50 year old ball joints and the shocks and springs were obviously shot.
MM54
> lone_liberal
08/03/2019 at 19:35 |
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I’ve done the entire suspension on the chevelle except the springs. They have sagged over the years to lower the car to perfect-to-me height.
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lone_liberal
> MM54
08/03/2019 at 19:42 |
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These sagged unevenly side-to-side with the driver side being lower. You can tell a previous owner tried a quick fix by putting rubber spacers in but it didn't work.