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..
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.
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?
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?
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?
Plus remember the springs will settle as well. wait a month or so you will see it come down some.