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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    Post by G-Man Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:01 pm

    Real hack job on my 66 to lower it in the front, thought it was fixed but wasn't for a good reason. Can't find any 1 st gens in yards around here for parts so we will have to make them.
    I need pictures of the spring mounts for the front springs on a 1st gen. Want to make them as close to stock as I can. They cut them off in the front and back of the front springs. Please add measurements if you can
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    Post by donivan65 Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:11 pm

    Then here are some good pictures of the spring perches to get you started,,,,,,,



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    Post by donivan65 Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:33 pm

    ,,,,and that would make the springs A to A bolts 47 inches apart.......
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    Post by savage Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:42 am

    Was hoping the spring place was going to have them fixed when you got home from Nats. Are Don's pics enough,or you need more?? 65 DV in garage up on jack stands
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    Post by BvrWally Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:36 am

    You are the "MAN" Don! Smile
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    Post by Gothboy Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:17 am

    That area seems like a really random area for a hack job. Wonder why it was all cut up?
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:21 am

    Don is one of those pic's front rear????
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:27 am

    Also could I get a measurement front and back from the frame to "A" bolt
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    Post by donivan65 Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:10 am

    Those pictures are of the front springs,,,,,the measurement to the center of the bolt behind the drivers front tire, the LR, is 5" from the bottom of the frame or 8 3/4" down from the bottom of the floor,,,,,,,,,,,,,the RF, looking from the inside in front of the passenger tire, is 1 1/4" down from the bottom of the frame and 8 1/2" down from the little flat spot under the floor.......
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:51 pm

    Thank You Don!!!! As always the man of thousands pictures. Thank You for all you do for all of us. Your pic's alone have helped hundreds of us.
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    Post by gotavan Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:18 pm

    Hey Chris Here is the 1964 GMC axle both springs are the same on the front. This was a dealer van that they used for a parts chaser until 1973 then they parked it for a storage bin.
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    Some of my other 1st gen vans have different  size front spring "eyes", usually the Passenger side is larger. Dan
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:22 pm

    Dan I'll see you Tuesday for the springs, maybe some tank straps also
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    Post by Digz Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:26 pm

    If you have time and come up early Chris swing into the pit maybe?
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:28 pm

    Joe give me the pit address
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    Post by Digz Thu Jul 18, 2013 3:31 pm

    7105 W Briggs Rd Stanton, MI 48888. Early enough I buy lunch
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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:12 pm

    I'll swing by, not sure if I can get there by lunch but I'll try
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    Post by donivan65 Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:37 pm

    Is the frame still good or was it cut?   The perches just look to be slid over the frame and spot welded to it,,,,,,,



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    Post by G-Man Thu Jul 18, 2013 7:35 pm

    What they did Don was cut off the mounts and in the front they cut out the bottom of the frame and mounted the spring in the frame
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    Post by donivan65 Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:03 pm

    So whats your plan,,,,,,,,find some original perches or build some out of channel iron or something?
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    Post by G-Man Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:56 am

    Can't find any vans in our yards around here (yet). If we can find stock we'll use stock mounts, more likely we'll have to make something closest to stock as we can
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    Post by Gothboy Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:04 am

    Thanks G-Man, I was wondering WTF they did to it. Bad lowering job it seems.
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    Post by G-Man Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:01 am

    This is a lesson to all out there trying to lower there van cheaply, most if not all don't work well.

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