Wow, I just found the old aftermarket spacers I had put on my `65 over 25 years ago. They're definately not stock and I did that to help the old soggy original springs. I've since replaced all of my springs with station wagon springs on the rear and "air condition" types in the front. (I don't have air on the car) And it's a 2dr coupe. With fat anti-sway bars front and rear, gas shocks, and quick ratio power steering, it handles nice. Dump those spacers and old springs and put something nice under there. :-} -Chuck
According to Mark Weber: > 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 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] `65 Chevelle Malibu 327 4 spd Mr Gasket vertical gate shifter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
