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> Subject: 1967 Rear spring question
> From: "Steve Leary"
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:25:07 -0800 (PST)
>
> I am working on a 1967 Firebird 400 Convertible that was thought to be 100%
> original.
> The first thing I notice is that it has multi leafs and the owner told me it
> was a late year build. The weird thing is , there is no bracketing for the
> dual
> traction bars and it has multi leafs. So my question is, "Did 1967s ever come
> with multi leafs, even late late years." I know early 68s could have 67 drums
> on
> the front brakes etc so Im wondering about them maybe jumping the gun and
> installing multi leafs in the last 1967s? Oh and the shocks are not staggered
> like the 68s.
>
> Subject: Re: [FGF] 1967 Rear spring question
> From: "hugot"
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:24:17 -0800
>
> AFAIK ALL 67's had monoleaf springs. I'm guess ing that somewhere
> along the line they got tired and they were replaced with multileafs.
> Look at the perch and you will see that it's shallower than the later
> ones that accept multileaf springs (as I recall).
>
> I would think that if there was such a beast (a a late 67 with
> multileaf springs) from factory, that they would also switch to the
> staggered shocks.
Looking more closely, I think that someone changed the rear. I knew that the
67s had the cast upper holes like the GTO for the coil spring type.
I have never seen a 67 with multi leafs but the woman that owns the car said
it was indeed a late factory car . I think she was told a line of BS when she
bought the car. The brake lines dont even hook in the clips on the rear. So
someone has messed with it. To bad as it is a very clean 400 Convert.
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