1975 cutlass s suspension upgrade
January 9th, 2017, 03:20 AM
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1975 cutlass s suspension upgrade
Hi guys!
I'm trying to install a new suspension on my cutlass, i've looked on a lot of sites with no luck. I would like to know if there is an company recommended or someone on here with some information that would help me complete this task.
I'm trying to install a new suspension on my cutlass, i've looked on a lot of sites with no luck. I would like to know if there is an company recommended or someone on here with some information that would help me complete this task.
January 16th, 2017, 01:13 PM
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1. Get torch or powerful impact with plenty of air, rent-a-tool upper control arm too from Autozone or Advance Auto.
2. jack up car 18" off the ground, remove wheels, chalk rear, jack stand front
3. Remove shocks
4. remove cotter pins, crown nuts from upper and lower ball joints, leave a nuts worth of thread on to keep it together when it comes off.
5. Remove spindle, move lower control arm down to get spring out
6. Remove lower control arms
7. Take propane torch and a drift or punch to ease out rubber bushings (Open air, it gets smelly and smoky real quick)
8. Remove LBJ with BFH
9. Sandblast or have them sandblasted, paint
10. Take them to machine shop with proper pressing equipment and have them press in new LBJ (Yep, may scuff up a little bit, but not bad)
11. Install polyurethane bushings and grease in old shells with C-Clamp
12. Reinstall onto frame with plenty of Poly grease or Anti-seize
13. Reinstall spring (Moog for 90 IROC-Z drops it 2" or '95 Impala SS drops 1") using chain through the LCA and large prybar.
14. RR UCA in same fashion except using the shells supplied in the kit and the special rent a tool.
May as well stick a B body spindle on there for a 12" brake rotor while you're at it. I did the exact same thing.
2. jack up car 18" off the ground, remove wheels, chalk rear, jack stand front
3. Remove shocks
4. remove cotter pins, crown nuts from upper and lower ball joints, leave a nuts worth of thread on to keep it together when it comes off.
5. Remove spindle, move lower control arm down to get spring out
6. Remove lower control arms
7. Take propane torch and a drift or punch to ease out rubber bushings (Open air, it gets smelly and smoky real quick)
8. Remove LBJ with BFH
9. Sandblast or have them sandblasted, paint
10. Take them to machine shop with proper pressing equipment and have them press in new LBJ (Yep, may scuff up a little bit, but not bad)
11. Install polyurethane bushings and grease in old shells with C-Clamp
12. Reinstall onto frame with plenty of Poly grease or Anti-seize
13. Reinstall spring (Moog for 90 IROC-Z drops it 2" or '95 Impala SS drops 1") using chain through the LCA and large prybar.
14. RR UCA in same fashion except using the shells supplied in the kit and the special rent a tool.
May as well stick a B body spindle on there for a 12" brake rotor while you're at it. I did the exact same thing.
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January 16th, 2017, 01:17 PM
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January 16th, 2017, 05:13 PM
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Thanks sir im going to get right to this i was really stuck looking for help.
January 16th, 2017, 08:55 PM
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