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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Originality => Topic started by: cars1234 on September 28, 2018, 11:06:18 PM
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I ordered new coil springs for my 69 camaro and put a front disc brake conversion kit on it ,
The springs i ordered was for a 1969 305 motor w/o A/C but the front looks high 28.5 from fender to ground..
Anyone know the correct height so i know how many inches too high my front is I have 14" Rallys on it.
please see pic attached..
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Factory ride height varied between models because of options including wheel/tire combinations. There's a chart listing ride heights in the 1969 AIM, UPC0/Sheet A10.
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Tim,according to the AIM if i measure from the center of my wheel back 33" i should measure from the ground to the bottom of the rocker panel between 9 and 9.5" Did i read that correct?
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If that's correct i'm at 11.5" right now..at least 2" high so now do i cut the spring videos on line show 1" of spring equals 2" of body drop. any advice?
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Yes, you're correct on those approximate dimensions (depending on tire size) and the tolerance of +/-0.38". There's a couple of things I'd recheck first:
- are the coil springs seated correctly in the subframe spring pocket?
- did you torque up the front suspension to specs with the weight of the car on the suspension?
- did you happen to measure the free height of the springs before installing them?
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Plus remember the springs will settle as well. wait a month or so you will see it come down some.