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From: ware ma
suspension
Is it possible to install all new suspension without a lift? I'm thinking about purchasing an entire suspension kit for my 78 vette, but don't have a lift.
Can I do all the work with jack stands? I'm guessing it will be pretty hard.
Can I do all the work with jack stands? I'm guessing it will be pretty hard.
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Re: suspension (ugman)
That is how I did mine. Took me 2 winters to do the whole job but it can be done off of jackstands. I did the rear suspension one winter and the front the next winter. :thumbs:
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Re: suspension (ugman)
IF you have a concrete floor garage, a decent floor jack like a Sears 2+ ton, and some GOOD jackstands...it's a no sweat operation....OH one more thing, it's really helpful to have a decent compressor and air tools....
you may want to rent a spring compressor also...no biggie....
the rear is much simpler than the front....yeh, well no tschit....
GENE
you may want to rent a spring compressor also...no biggie....
the rear is much simpler than the front....yeh, well no tschit....
GENE
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From: Pecatonica IL
Re: suspension (mooty1)
not that hard to do if you can leave it on jacks. did mine this past winter :seeya
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Re: suspension (mrvette)
IF you have a concrete floor garage, a decent floor jack like a Sears 2+ ton, and some GOOD jackstands...it's a no sweat operation....OH one more thing, it's really helpful to have a decent compressor and air tools....
GENE
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From: I can walk to MA
Re: suspension (R. Bruno)
... add a hydraulic press to the list ... or spend that much on press work.
You can send all the components out for rebuild ... but it costs a bit more
than the parts alone. Doing it yourself can cost you lots of time, though.
I'm going on three years without my vette this summer - no way - whipping
it together with an ugly body and nice chassis to drive her. In November I'll
think about the next step forward - interior, paint, engine upgrades.
:seeya
You can send all the components out for rebuild ... but it costs a bit more
than the parts alone. Doing it yourself can cost you lots of time, though.
I'm going on three years without my vette this summer - no way - whipping
it together with an ugly body and nice chassis to drive her. In November I'll
think about the next step forward - interior, paint, engine upgrades.
:seeya
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From: Not Correctly Restored Stingray Fla.
Re: suspension (smoothsailing)
NO PROBLEM!!! I did the entire front suspension (from VPB) in 2 evenings after work. Upper & lower (box-tube A-rms), shocks, transverse fiberglass spring. The rear... In a Saturday afternoon, Dual-mount rear sring, smart struts, shocks. On jack stands. I think it's easier than a lift having to work above your head like that.
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From: Atlanta GA
Re: suspension (LOTAHP)
I'm doing the front suspension on my '71 right now, with jackstands on a gravel drive. It ain't the most fun I've ever had, but it's not that bad. Spring compressor is a must, and a book helps. The Hanes book only helps if you've already got a good parts diagram: there's one in the Van Steel catalog that I'm using.