1937-1957 Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac suspension upgrade

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With minor variation between models and years, all Buicks, Oldsmobiles, and Pontiacs (BOP) share a common frame and front suspension. Chevrolet did not share this setup, but General Motors's "3 Ugly Stepsisters" did.
 
With minor variation between models and years, all Buicks, Oldsmobiles, and Pontiacs (BOP) share a common frame and front suspension. Chevrolet did not share this setup, but General Motors's "3 Ugly Stepsisters" did.
  
==General summary==
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==Original suspension details==
 
*The front suspension is made up of unequal length upper and lower control arms and coil springs.
 
*The front suspension is made up of unequal length upper and lower control arms and coil springs.
 
*The coils sit in a spring pocket on the lower control arm, and a spring perch built into the frame design on the upper end.  
 
*The coils sit in a spring pocket on the lower control arm, and a spring perch built into the frame design on the upper end.  

Revision as of 15:50, 19 October 2007

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