I'd give the new springs a chance to settle first. Your 'old' springs were 36 years old and probably lost a lot of tension.
There is no such thing as small block or big block springs from 1969 on. Both the front and rear springs were determined by the weight of the car based on options ordered. Springs were listed by cutoff length, wire diameter, total coils, deflection rate and ride heights although a lot of aftermarket companies list them with different engines, with our without A/C, heavy duty (whatever that is) and combine a lot of different original springs (34 different front springs for 72) into a manageable group of maybe 6-8 different springs in their inventory. A free 'Restoration Kit' from GM for a 72 will list all the springs by part number and broadcast code. It'll also show the factory ride heights for different models - regardless of engine or accessories. Dale McIntosh <http://www.chevellecd.com> ChevelleCD.com <http://www.chevellestuff.com> ChevelleStuff.com _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim & Chris Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chevelle-list] spindles or springs I am looking for suggestions/advice on lowering the front end of my "72" chevelle. origonally a small block car, I swaped in a big block and liked the stance with the small block springs but didnt like when the header flanges bottomed out. I installed bbc springs and now I think the front is to high. I can lower it via springs or spindles and am looking for pro's and con's for both. thanks, Jimmy. C _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080321-0, 03/21/2008 Tested on: 3/21/2008 11:05:38 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software.
