Thanks Rick! Yea, I'm not worried about the number hours, and to some extent not the price either. After all these years, what's a few more hours and a few more dollars....... :-) However, I'm really ready for this project to be done so I can enjoy driving it for a change.
I'll definately check out Fred's site. take care, rick schaefer wrote: > mike > A tall spindle disc brake swap will drop your front end just over an inch. Its >a lot of work, but from the shape of your chevelle- I can tell work never bothered >you. > > Or, find Fred Aldrichs web site - he is a retired GM suspension engineer. Email >him the details of what you have and what you want. He'll come back with an off the >shelf spring recommendation. I wanted to drop the rear of my elky to match the 1" >drop in front, and his recommendation was right on. He also has a 69 el camino. FYI >- freds site is listed at http://links.chevelles.net/links in the WorkShop area >and then under the suspension link. > > ---------- Michael Pell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > From: Michael Pell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ChevelleList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Chevelle-List] Lowering the front end on my '69 > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 19:38:50 -0500 > > My '69 sits too high in the front. I have new set of TRW OEM > replacement BBC springs, and yes a BBC engine. I've really not > lightened the front end much, but I have a FG hood, aluminum intake and > aluminum radiator. Everything else is pretty much stock. > > Any suggestions on how I could lower this 1"-2" ? Properly? I cut a > coil off my existing springs, and it dropped too far to be driveable > (tires hit inner fenders, header nearly on the ground,etc). > > I do have a new set of SBC springs, but I wonder if they would be > appropriate. I guess it's only labor to install them and see..... > Although I hate to do it. It's all I can do to compress a spring with 2 > > hands, set it in place, push up the lower aframe with one foot, and put > the ball joint nut on with my other foot.... And not pop a vein in the > process. :-) > > Thanks for any suggestions... > > -- > Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com > and my For Sale page at http://www.ProStreetCar.com/classifieds.html > Tremec Distributor at http://www.tremectransmissions.com/ > Team Chevelle membership #178 (Gold) > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > rick schaefer > 72 El camino > http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html > ACES #00140 > Team Chevelle #00038 > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com and my For Sale page at http://www.ProStreetCar.com/classifieds.html Tremec Distributor at http://www.tremectransmissions.com/ Team Chevelle membership #178 (Gold) ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
