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1967 Pontiac Firebird Suspension Upgrades Installed

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We loosely tightened the upper and lower control arm nuts and bolts during reassembly, and then we simply dropped the front coil spring into place. We then raised the jack high enough to reinsert the upper and lower ball joints' studs into the spindle, which compressed the spring evenly, and then we installed the castellated nuts and cotter pins. With everything snug, we used a pair of tin snips to cut the strap. Front coil spring installation took just minutes using this method!
1967 Pontiac Firebird Suspension Upgrade - Suspension Ascension

We loosely tightened the upper and lower control arm nuts and bolts during reassembly, and then we simply dropped the front coil spring into place. We then raised the jack high enough to reinsert the upper and lower ball joints' studs into the spindle, which compressed the spring evenly, and then we installed the castellated nuts and cotter pins. With everything snug, we used a pair of tin snips to cut the strap. Front coil spring installation took just minutes using this method!  View Related Article

 

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