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alright i'll play. heres my 51 buick. 1 and 1/2 coils cut out of the front and el camino springs out back. frame is 6 inches at the rockers....
Thanks DoinBrodys and tommyduncan! the ride in back is great and all around a huge improvement. my lever actions are empty so they don't help a...
I cut 1 1/2 coils out of the fronts. When i get the cash i may do the uprights as well and look at notching the rear. still run it as a static...
YI_Work -The bump stops barely touch. It rides great haven't hit any big pot holes so its been nice. Frame at rockers is 6 inches from the ground....
Only need to heat for the uprights. I cut coils as well and it rides and steers just fine to me
6 pages and noone has mentioned the first of the bunch.... well here they are all from 1949: Buick Roadmaster Riviera, Cadillac Coupe de Ville,...
dont believe its a 52 but here ya go. gotta love some of those Kaiser/Frazier taillights.
Just want to get a general consensus of what the ride height was back then. Doing the google search, ride height is misleading as many are using...
As requested here is the info for the rear springs. I got mine from NAPA auto parts. the part number i used is 277-5171 they are a progressive...
Thanks guys. beerczar i pmd you. Anybody know how much lower i can go without notching or anything crazy and on the cheap
Allright... the dropping is complete! so it was 1 1/2 coils lopped of the front springs and el camino springs for the rear. Took her for a test...
try this site out. I have heard a lot of guys talk about getting OEM color paint from here....
Haven't had a chance yet work has me busy. Plus i snapped one of the bolts connecting my sway bar to my a-arms. How is the ride on yours sitting...
if its just the chrome ring you need i got one if you want it. i dont think there was a difference between left and right or between the ones on...
what parts are you searching for?
i didnt actually measure but it was right at about 3 inches. i did lots of measuring and stuff about a week ago and 3 inches was what i was...
Heres a pic of the lower a arm and snubber
any tips on the rears other than el camino spring? i read on one of the other forums that i could cut them as well just make sure i do the tops....
Sweet! Thanks for the help I was dreading the wife's reaction if I had too go buy new springs I wouldn't hear the end of it I can hear it now...
Well I started with one and it didn't drop it much at all do I pulled me out cut another 1/2 out and now it looks great but ...... Now the...
Finally starting on the drop. Got the fronts out and getting ready to cut em. Not sure if I should start with one or 1 1/2 coils. Any input? One...
just out of pure curiosity. How were the cars dropped originally when new or relatively new? did they just try springs from other vehicles or did...
That what I was thinking. Plus if I have to at that point I a could always pull them out and take them back for one of the others since they are...
Gimpy, as for shocks i still have the knee action. Do you or any of the others see a problem with me staying with these?
Napa has 3 different ones listed. free height on them are 12.93 with load hieght of 8.2 and spring rate of 167, 14.4 load height 9 and spring rate...
so with the el camino springs am I correct in assuming it would be the ones for a v8 and not the 6 due to weight?
thanks for all of the great information all of you. I will keep you all posted and try to take some pics as I go and get them posted. it will be a...
Is there a difference between front and rears? Like pigtailed or not. If so can I still cut them or what else can be done besides lowering springs...
All right fellas, I am finally getting around to start the process of lowering my 51 Buick special. I decided for now I am just going to cut my...
BAD ASS intake setup! a bit off topic but did you build the intake yourself? I was wanting to do something similar on my inline 8 and was trying...
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