1937-1957 Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac suspension upgrade
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==Springs== | ==Springs== | ||
| − | The stock springs should work fine. As the Rodder's Digest article suggested, you will need to spread the bottom of the spring a bit, because the '58 Pontiac spring pocket is about ¼ inch larger than the previous years. This car required a spring rate of approximately 300 pounds, with a ride height of 9.5 inches, and a free height of 15 inches. '69 Mercury Cougar springs were used. They were listed at 295 pounds, 10.5 ride height and 17 inches free height. Once | + | The stock springs should work fine. As the Rodder's Digest article suggested, you will need to spread the bottom of the spring a bit, because the '58 Pontiac spring pocket is about ¼ inch larger than the previous years. This car required a spring rate of approximately 300 pounds, with a ride height of 9.5 inches, and a free height of 15 inches. '69 Mercury Cougar springs were used. They were listed at 295 pounds, 10.5 ride height and 17 inches free height. Once a full coil was cut off, everything fell into place. They were also 3.88 inches in diameter -- halfway between the original upper pocket and the '58 lower pocket. |
==Shocks== | ==Shocks== | ||
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