| FAQ |
| Members List |
| Social Groups |
| Calendar |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#1
06-10-2015, 04:05 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Rear springs
I installed a set of vert springs in my 66 as recommended by our former host I wanted to get about an inch of height without adding any extras. I did not get the results I was looking for and was wondering if big car rear springs would work or do I just bite the bullet and have them made. Any suggestions.
|
|
#2
06-10-2015, 06:30 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Spacers?
__________________
color me gone |
|
#3
06-10-2015, 06:38 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I looked at the billet spacers that Jeggs has just unsure of how they mount do the have insulators on both sides ?
|
|
#4
06-10-2015, 08:36 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Wagon springs.
I wanted to ask have you considered wagon springs? On '68-'72 models, they have a tendency to sag.
|
|
#5
06-10-2015, 09:06 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Went through this with my 69 GTO & got spacers from Summit for under $50 as I recall. I'm pretty sure they were 1 1/2" & went between rear diff & bottom of spring. Insulator went between spring & body on top, nothing between spring & diff. I have many miles & burnouts since with no issues.
|
|
#6
06-10-2015, 10:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
A '66 rear spring simply bolts down to the spring pad on the rear axle. No lower insulator is used, unlike the '67 -'72 cars.
You can either buy or make some spacers in the desired thickness and buy longer bolts. It's very easy to keep your current springs and adjust your rear ride height to exactly where you want it using a flat steel or aluminum spacer with a 1/2" hole drilled through it.
__________________
1964 Tempest Coupe LS3/4L70E/3.42 1964 Le Mans Convertible 421 HO/TH350/2.56 2002 WS6 Convertible LS1/4L60E/3.23 |
|
#7
06-11-2015, 06:57 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I put wagon springs on my '65 and the ride height is perfect.
__________________
1967 Firechicken, 499", Edl heads, 262/266@0.050" duration and 0.627"/0.643 lift SR cam, 3.90 gear, 28" tire, 3550#. 10.01@134.3 mph with a 1.45 60'. Still WAY under the rollbar rule. |
|
#8
06-11-2015, 04:37 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#9
06-11-2015, 09:00 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
AG, what did the wagon springs come off of ?
|
|
#10
06-12-2015, 06:27 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
^ Most likely a LeMans/Tempest wagon of the same year.
|
|
#11
06-22-2015, 10:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I put wagon springs in my LeMans and it raise the bumper 1&1/2"
__________________
Giving To Others!!! V.P. Pioneer Valley GTO Association www.pvgto.com 67 Lemans 455 best et. 12.023@ 111 mph LVD 9/2008 68 GTO H.O. in progress? 
|
|
#12
06-22-2015, 11:12 PM
|
||||
|
||||
spacers I removed from my 69 GTO
 I removed them and installed a new set and ride height was fine 
__________________
color me gone |
|
#13
06-23-2015, 06:25 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#14
06-23-2015, 07:29 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I don't remember its been 20 yrs
__________________
Giving To Others!!! V.P. Pioneer Valley GTO Association www.pvgto.com 67 Lemans 455 best et. 12.023@ 111 mph LVD 9/2008 68 GTO H.O. in progress?
|
| Reply |
|
|
The PY Online Forums is the largest online gathering of Pontiac enthusiasts anywhere in the world. Founded in 1991, it was also the first online forum for people to gather and talk about their Pontiacs. Since then, it has become the mecca of Pontiac technical data and knowledge that no other place can surpass.
Linear Mode
