Josh, I think tose are weep holes to let water drain out. when I done the
springs on my 72 there was an indentation in the lower control arm that the
end of the bottom of the coil fits into.and the flat side goes up,which I think
was just mentioned on the list. hope it helps. if it does'nt I will go out and
lay on my cooold !!! garage floor and look for you :O) Jimmy C.
----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Campbell
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Coil Spring Question
I was wondering about that.... Thanks guys
Rick Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Also, on my 72 at least, there are 2 holes about 3/8 in in diameter in
the lower control arm. They are about an inch or 1.5 in apart. The lower
end of the spring is suppose to end in between the 2 holes. IE the first hole
is covered & the second is not. Hope that makes sense.
On Dec 13, 2007 8:35 AM, Randy S Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I did the same work to my 71 earlier this year. I put new front springs
back in and bolted everything up. Then I looked at my old springs and realized
they had flat spots. I have no idea which way I put the new ones in. More
than likely mine are in wrong, but I'm not tearing into that suspension again
anytime soon. I'm a horrible mechanic, at least the first time around.
My car doesn't sit level but I think it has more to do with a blown air
shock in the rear that needs to get tore out. It slants about 4 inches to the
left without me in the car and I'm rather large. So I'm sure its real
interesting with me in the car!
"Herb Lumpp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I'm not positive about the newer cars, but the 66's also have an indent
in the upper frame for the end of the coil to sit in. If you don't get both
springs positioned the same, your ride height will be off from side to side.
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Rightler
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:08 PM
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Coil Spring Question
The flat area goes up into the frame. If you look in the cup area of the
lower control arm, you will see an indentation for the end of the last coil on
the spring.
Tom Rightler
MCC Newsletter Editor
----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Campbell
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:36 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Coil Spring Question
Hey I have a dumb question, I pulled the front coil springs and upper and
lower control arms out of the 71 the other day to sandblast and install new
bushings and ball joints. Now that the paint is dry I'm going to put it all
back togather tomorrow evening. So now for the question.... which way is up for
the dang spring? I think it's the flat side goes up into the pocket and the
round side goes into the A-arm in the pocket. Anyway thanks in advance.
Josh Campbell
66 SS 396 (Black on the rotisseree, 1st car never part with it)
66 SS 396 (Red got it on a trade I only wanted the steering wheel)
87 Monte Carlo SS (The modern Chevelle especially when you add the right
stuff)
71 Malibu (Something new to blow my money on)
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