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Pulled the entire front end suspension for a long awaited rebuild. The whole car was built and we never did anything to the front. We soaked all hardware in Kroil for two days and removal only too a couple of hours. It really wasn't too bad. Not the fun begins blasting, painting and reassembly. We choose all stock components. If they lasted 57 or so years they cant be all that bad.
When I dropped the front springs, I noticed there was no isolator. I don't see anything in the AIM but yet I see it listed on Corvette parts websites. I'm waiting for the new springs to arrive and don't want to do this twice. Any help ?
Hello,
The part you may be referring to is sometimes called a spacer.
It is sometimes used on cars that appear to have front springs that have sagged.
I don't think it was used in production at St.Louis.
Regards,,,,
In the front of the AIM there is a chart of the typical ride heights.
I'm getting ready to do this to my 68'
Interesting that you dropped the upper and lower A arms along with the spring and spindle all together.
I always thought you would have to remove these pieces separately.
I just finished my trailing arms and rear suspension re build
Good stuff!
As far as I could tell. Everything was stock except the ball joints & shocks. Although this car was hit hard in the right front so. I didn't see any tags or numbers on the springs. I have new springs on the way.
Hello,
It might be possible to remove it all as one assembly by using a spring compressor to pull the spring down into the lower a-arm.
But there doesn't seem to be a good reason to do it that way.
Playing with a compressed spring isn't a good idea!
Regards.......
Managed to blast everything and paint. Reassembled with new bushings and hung one side last night. I purchased a ball joint press from Harbor Freight and notched it so it fit around the A arm shaft's. It worked beautiful, bushings went in smoothly.
Hello m,
More nice work on your part!
Disassembly is fast but usually pretty ugly.
Putting back together is slower but a lot more rewarding.
Regards.....
Here's an interesting photo from St.Louis showing a 'arc' in the spring when it's installed.
That’s interesting. I did t see that on disassembly. Is there weight on that?
Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hello m,
More nice work on your part!
Disassembly is fast but usually pretty ugly.
Putting back together is slower but a lot more rewarding.
Regards.....
Here's an interesting photo from St.Louis showing a 'arc' in the spring when it's installed.
Last edited by malicatasr; Mar 9, 2026 at 01:04 PM.
69 Front End
