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Lots to talk about. The issue with the cast 18" wheels is that they all have 4.5" backspace. That isn't going to be deep enough to fit a lot of tire under a '67. I assume most of them don't have the spoke clearance for the C5 brakes. From the research I've done, you need a 18x8" wheel with 5" of BS in the front for 245 tires, and a 18x9" wheel with 6-6.5" of BS in the rear to fit 255-275 tires. The only wheels I can find that fit that bill are $750 from Billet Specialists. There may be others, I haven't found them yet.

I spoke with another guy at GW when I ordered the uppers. He road races a '65 GTO. He said I'll be so surprised by the arms, springs and sway bar, I'll likely not need the AFX spindle unless I road race. I didn't ask about the tall ball joints, I assume I'll just add them myself. He did recommend a S20 spring, which is 500 lb/inch. He said it'd be correct, even with the del a lum bushings. I pressed him on it and he said its the right spring, the first guy recommended a BBC chevelle spring. The road race guy recommended the DA shocks on the street.

Will I get the same life and features out of offshore lower arms? Don't want to put all this effort into it and then cheap out.

I looked at the non-adjustable varishock, and it's more than the Viking DAs. I'm looking for that perfect balance of aggressive cruiser without the harshness. Why would I buy a non adjustable shock that's the same price as a DA? I'm out of my depth here, so edumacake me... What's the best non-adjustable shock for a street corner carver?

I did drive the new Borg box around a bit. Very tight, very responsive. I like it, except that it highlights how bad the suspension is. No strange noises or complaining with a stock rock-auto replacement pump. Am I good on pump output?