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Coil over shock install
Anyone here mount coil over spring and shocks on the rear of there A-Body?
I'm thinking of doing this to my car. Pic's and info please. GT. |
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If no one else chimes in I should have a picture of one on a 67 but it'll take me a while to dig up the pic.
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There are plenty of photos and some videos online that show rear coilover installations on GM A-bodies. Just search on Google and YouTube. No need to wait around here for answers/examples.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
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Sorry, it just slipped my mind. Anyway here is the best one that shows the rear coil overs. IIRC this is Detroit Speed stuff.
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Coil overs are cool and have some advantages. A couple thoughts, can the upper shock mount handle the weight of the vehicle. ( I known it's the same part as the spring mount but being further out on the corner may stress it more?) consider when you move the spring behind the axle the characteristics of tire loading changes. In the stock location ( in front of the axle) while accelerating the pinion moves up loading the spring, planting the tire. Having the spring behind the tire may help with planting the tire while braking. So there are a lot of variables to consider. Once again it matters how you intend to use the car. Whatever you decide, hope it all works good!
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Without further reinforcing the shock mount area, it's my view that mounting coilovers on an A-body is asking for trouble. Given that air shocks are known to cause stress fractures in this location, coilovers have got to be much more punishing and thus an even riskier proposition. That said, companies do offer reinforcement packages for this reason, so that would certainly be worth looking into.
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This car was driven from near Atlanta, GA to Seattle, WA `1 week after it was finished and has been driven probably 2000 miles since then with no problems. The owner doesn't drive it hard, but then he's no granny either.
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1967 GTO, 467 roller motor, e heads ported, tremec T56 magnum 6 speed and 9" done. EZ EFI 2.0 with FAST dual sync distributor and separate nitrous system done. Track is at 4300 ft elevation. so far a best of 11.95@116. Suspension now getting dialed in...tubular front a arms with dual adjustable coil overs HR Parts n stuff rear bar and whole car lowered 3 inches.. |
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Thanks and keep tth pic's coming, I'm wanting to build my own mounts.
I don't want to buy the kits cause I don't need all the other stuff. I've already got all the trick stuff and don't want to change that. Thanks Again; GT. |
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Here is a QA1 upper bracket installed
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