Spring Question
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Spring Question
I'm putting new parts in the A-Arms on a smallblock '74, and need to know which way do the springs go in? One end has coils close together, the other end the coils are further apart. Which is top/bottom? The springs are new from Chev.
Thanks in advance and wish SPRING was back! OR here already!
Thanks in advance and wish SPRING was back! OR here already!
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From: Lapeer MI
W E L C O M E T O T H E F O R U M !
Do a search on this forum, I think this has been brought up before. I'm surprised no one has chimed in on this yet. I think the narrower coils will be on the bottom but wait for conformation on that before taking my word for it.
Good luck
Do a search on this forum, I think this has been brought up before. I'm surprised no one has chimed in on this yet. I think the narrower coils will be on the bottom but wait for conformation on that before taking my word for it.
Good luck
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Been there, done that
Thanks for the tip Red, but I spent a couple of hours looking in the past. I also went to the C1-2 sites because the rolling chassis is practically identical to C-3.
I did notice the dates of the earliest postings are 1969. Wow.. the Internet wasn't up and runninger here I'm sure. But when I try to access those dates nothing comes up.
BACK to the springs, the part of the spring I can see on my 2 63's looks wide spacing. I cannot see the upper part becuse they are in the spring well. I don't know if those springs are the same style. I'll keep looking and taking all advice..
Thanks.
OBTW..what's red shift?...I work gold shift.
I did notice the dates of the earliest postings are 1969. Wow.. the Internet wasn't up and runninger here I'm sure. But when I try to access those dates nothing comes up.
BACK to the springs, the part of the spring I can see on my 2 63's looks wide spacing. I cannot see the upper part becuse they are in the spring well. I don't know if those springs are the same style. I'll keep looking and taking all advice..
Thanks.
OBTW..what's red shift?...I work gold shift.
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FINALLY!!! GOT IT!!
After searching a week on here with no luck, I finally found the answer to the front spring question.
After sending out a hundred emails with about 60% return with "can't help," I ran a cross a website that had it on the first page. Thanks to a guy restoring a '72.
FRONT COIL SPRINGS:
The spring is a variable rate spring – closer coils at the TOP. Some new aftermarket springs are shorter and may be simpler to install than it was taking the old spring out.
I hope this may help some other people out there!
Thanks to:
http://www.thespark.us/72%20Corvette...tte%20home.htm
And a big thanks to RED_Shift for a warm welcome!
After searching a week on here with no luck, I finally found the answer to the front spring question.
After sending out a hundred emails with about 60% return with "can't help," I ran a cross a website that had it on the first page. Thanks to a guy restoring a '72.
FRONT COIL SPRINGS:
The spring is a variable rate spring – closer coils at the TOP. Some new aftermarket springs are shorter and may be simpler to install than it was taking the old spring out.
I hope this may help some other people out there!
Thanks to:
http://www.thespark.us/72%20Corvette...tte%20home.htm
And a big thanks to RED_Shift for a warm welcome!
