[Mister Pontiac]

Wow, has it been a year since I updated this thread? Geez! I guess as I look at the odometer on the 71, I see almost 10,000 miles since last August, so that must be right. My how the time marches on...

Anyway, I had a fun couple days doing a front suspension rebuild this week. (Pics below). I decided I'd try a set of those Chinese tubular A-arms, along with new springs, shocks & bigger sway. While I was in there, I opted for a new set of rotors & (ceramic) pads from my local Napa (the original were not only squeaking, but they were getting thin). I'm curious if the ceramics resist squealing better, as well as reducing brake dust compared to the traditional semi-metallic's. Cleaning the front wheels gets tiresome.

Today was the test drive. Apparently my calibrated eyeballs are still pretty close with the alignment. She tracked almost perfectly straight (slight tug to the right @ highway speeds), and stopped straight and smooth. And talk about tighter? Oh boy. All win!

The front is sitting a little higher than I like at the moment (stock height replacement springs which shows how bad the originals were sagging), but I plan to install 60 series tires up front in the next month or so. I believe that will set the stance exactly where I want it. That and the current 70 series tires are finally getting thin, but I couldn't justify removing them until I ran them down!

In the coming days I will tweak the alignment a little, and eventually find my way to an alignment shop to see how I did.

Later this month I plan to install the 3.07 12 bolt posi and sideline the 3.23 peg leg. Oh boy, I can hardly wait for that too!

Keep wrenching, and keep driving Gent's! It's all pure joy.