1937-1957 Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac suspension upgrade
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idea of hacking your frame, read on. This Buds for you. | idea of hacking your frame, read on. This Buds for you. | ||
| − | The next section will deal with the brakes. That is not only the worst part of these cars, it is the first decision that | + | The next section will deal with the brakes. That is not only the worst part of these cars, it is the first decision that dictates the path you follow in later steps. |
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Note: CPP’s drop spindle is available alone, or in a disc brake kit. Be sure you get the CP30101 spindle. It has no steering arms built in. Stock spindles are front steer and won’t work. With the CP30101 you can just add a pair of 65-70 stock arms. Flipped over they fit your rear steer perfectly, even the taper is the right direction. Unlike the 63 Pontiac arm in the article, the Chevy arms are pretty straight. I only needed to shorten my tie rods less than an inch, rather than the 3 inches in the article. I got there by trimming a little off both the inner and outer tie rod threads and the sleeve. No cutting and welding. | Note: CPP’s drop spindle is available alone, or in a disc brake kit. Be sure you get the CP30101 spindle. It has no steering arms built in. Stock spindles are front steer and won’t work. With the CP30101 you can just add a pair of 65-70 stock arms. Flipped over they fit your rear steer perfectly, even the taper is the right direction. Unlike the 63 Pontiac arm in the article, the Chevy arms are pretty straight. I only needed to shorten my tie rods less than an inch, rather than the 3 inches in the article. I got there by trimming a little off both the inner and outer tie rod threads and the sleeve. No cutting and welding. | ||
Incidently, It looks like my tie rod ends are closer to the ackerman line than the 55 conversion in the article. *The taper in the Chevy arms was a bit small for the Pontiac tie rods, so I had to ream them a touch. | Incidently, It looks like my tie rod ends are closer to the ackerman line than the 55 conversion in the article. *The taper in the Chevy arms was a bit small for the Pontiac tie rods, so I had to ream them a touch. | ||
| − | + | The CPP drop spindle/disc brake kit uses Chevelle 11 inch rotors and S10 Calipers. | |
When I priced the individual pieces, it was cheaper to order the entire kit, plus it was a matched set. Spindles, Rotors/hubs, bearings, brackets, calipers, pads, flex hoses, Nuts, Washers, even cotter pins, $500. Service was unbelievable, 3 days from phone call to parts in hand. | When I priced the individual pieces, it was cheaper to order the entire kit, plus it was a matched set. Spindles, Rotors/hubs, bearings, brackets, calipers, pads, flex hoses, Nuts, Washers, even cotter pins, $500. Service was unbelievable, 3 days from phone call to parts in hand. | ||
So there is your most straight forward approach. 58 Pontiac Upper and lower Control arms and either 63 Pontiac spindles and Scarebird brackets for disc brakes and stock height, or CPP Dropped spindles and their setup. | So there is your most straight forward approach. 58 Pontiac Upper and lower Control arms and either 63 Pontiac spindles and Scarebird brackets for disc brakes and stock height, or CPP Dropped spindles and their setup. | ||
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