'68 Convertible Suspension & Brakes Updating

Nathaniel Donnelly

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• Feb 16, 2016

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Barchiola said:

so that's a '67 with a 1" drop? are those 15" rims? no interference with the drop, right? that's the direction I'm going with our '68.

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...and no interference with the drop. I'm not going to test a full turn at high speeds at a dip in the road though, haha

 

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Barchiola

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i think it looks great, looks perfect for the body style and wheels.

i ordered the rear leaf springs and other parts to do the rear first. the front seal on the differential is leaky so that'll have to get fixed while it's all apart. i'm leaving the rear drums in place so that will all just get cleaned up and put back into place.

it was really hard to order the suspension parts first and not the rims! going with the 15" american racing torq thrust when the time comes

 

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Nathaniel Donnelly said:

...and no interference with the drop. I'm not going to test a full turn at high speeds at a dip in the road though, haha

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thanks for the replies, btw

 

Nathaniel Donnelly

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• Feb 16, 2016

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Barchiola said:

thanks for the replies, btw

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Not a problem! Best of luck! Let me know when you do other mods and keep in touch!

 

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• Feb 24, 2016

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the parts for the rear are here so I'm going to get started this Sunday. we're going to have to also replace seals in the read differential and fix the parking brake also while it's all apart.

i'll start a new thread Sunday night with pics and try to post regular progress updates as we go. very excited to get started and really looking forward to our first ice cream run in the spring!