New front end finishing touches add spacers eliminated saddle squeaks. side 2

[Paul M]

Side 2. If you cheat and fasten the lil rubber tit's with wire, the freak'n rubber pads wont keep coming off when you are trying to put your spring in. Those lil pads were very annoying. I took it out and drove it, there's no more squeaks. The front end is just right, however, .... now the back of the car needs @ 1" ht. This car corners really nice for an old car. I rebuilt the brakes original and am having 2nd thoughts on them. This suspension is becoming a teetering challenge. When I put 1" drop springs on ft the rear end stayed high. Now with 3/4" - 1" back up in the ft the rear is leveled off too much.

 

[Sheriff41]

Drive it a while and see if the new front springs settle a little. Looks great!

 

[Paul M]

Drive it a while and see if the new front springs settle a little. Looks great!

That's what I was hoping. I've driven it a cpl. o'x's pretty hard. I'm going to find my old shackles drill holes in them for 1" and cut off the rest. The rearend barely has to go up and the 1st position of these shackles is more than an inch. I had my heart set on a slight dish on these wheels & it's coming back to haunt me.

 

[Vern Cook]

I can't even get one of my tits through the hole to put the wire ON.

 

[Paul M]

I can't even get one of my tits through the hole to put the wire ON.

Try the rubber tit instead... lmao. either drill the hole larger or cut the thing off and grab some super weatherstripping adhesive & glue it on. Use needle nose vicegrips to hold it 20 min. I was only adding 4 letter words on the inside one next to where the spring rests.

 

[Vern Cook]

Thanks Paul, I thought that if I made the hole any bigger the tit would just pull back through it. I guess the glue only needs to hold until you get the weight of the car onto it.

 

[Vern Cook]

Yuk Yuk, Just reread your answer