red74
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Check your rear spring cushions. You might get a surprise. Cute. The bolt is upside down.
Things look better now.
Things look better now.
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C3 Rear Spring Cushions
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SmokinBBC
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Wow:amazed:
MYBAD79
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Is that second leaf on the first photo bent ?
The new bolts "look" shorter - is the ride height higher than before ?
The new bolts "look" shorter - is the ride height higher than before ?
red74
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What you are seeing is one of the rubber liners curled up.
I re-used the original GM 6" bolts and castle nuts (with new cotter pins) to get a ride height very close to what I had before. The aftermarket kits come with 8" 'adjustable' bolts with nylock nuts and there can be a lot of fooling about with those.
I re-used the original GM 6" bolts and castle nuts (with new cotter pins) to get a ride height very close to what I had before. The aftermarket kits come with 8" 'adjustable' bolts with nylock nuts and there can be a lot of fooling about with those.
Twin_Turbo
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How is there fooling around with the longer bolts? IF you were to turn them up to be the same head to nut distance as your stockers there would be no difference.
red74
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OK. Do it your way.
Just curious. Did you ever finish that C3 you started about eight years ago? CF days.
Just curious. Did you ever finish that C3 you started about eight years ago? CF days.
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MYBAD79
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good example of how photos can make things look worse :thumbs:
The last photo makes it look like the spring is pretty much flat with not much arc to it. It might be the angle the photo was taken...
So did you clean and re-use the old spring ? The cushions are obviously new and look a lot better than the old ones.
What's wrong with 8" bolts ? You can simply adjust the ride height to where you're happy and then cut the excess under the nut off (leave room for a cotter pin)...
Twin_Turbo
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h: testy aren't we? I was merely pointing out that the bolt length itself has no influence, just the distance from head to not, meaning that even with longer that stock bolts you can turn the nut up and get the same ride height.I don't see how that involves my car, unless it's some kind of attempt to mock me that it's not finished, but you're right..I haven't worked on it in 2 years.
red74
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I don't see how that involves my car, unless it's some kind of attempt to mock me that it's not finished, but you're right..I haven't worked on it in 2 years.
Quite the opposite. I was fascinated by the engineering that was going into that car. I was just wondering ever it ever saw the road.
red74
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Yes, I could have done it that way as I have the 8" bolts. But the GM versions were in fine condition and I just re-used. A bit of laziness I suppose.
Here's another surprise with the rubber separators and older original springs.
About all they do is trap moisture. Doubtful you will find pits like these in springs without the insulators.
red74
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Here's another surprise with the rubber separators and older original springs.
About all they do is trap moisture. Doubtful you will find pits like these in springs without the insulators.
I thought about 1) buying the liner kit and re-doing the spring and 2) getting a #330 composite but working on your back without a lift can be frustrating. It seems they do trap moisture! I believe the liners are for noise reduction and that is an unintended drawback.
