Hello,
I am having a few issues with my Chevelle after
recent body off re-assembly. One item is the rear springs ride way too
stiff. Looking at it today, I wonder if the 3" spacers under the springs
are factory or are they something a previous owner added to compensate for
sagging springs? The car had air shocks on it too when I bought it 16
years ago.
It is a 71 SS with a 12 bolt rear. The
following two links show the 3" spacer that is between the spring and axle in
the rear. Are these spacers normal???
http://webpages.charter.net/perfmark/cars/chevelle/temp/spacer1.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/perfmark/cars/chevelle/temp/spacer2.jpg
Year one does not list these spacers in their
catalog. My assembly manual does not show these as part of the
assembly. It was an extremely tough time getting enough compression
on the rear end to torque the control arms.
btw here is the link to the website showing the car
back together and drivable.
http://webpages.charter.net/perfmark/cars/chevelle/chevelle.htm
Thanks,
Mark
