The New Project: Part Deux!

[njsteve]

I got home after driving around and took some more photos and measurements.

So here is the car.







On 235/60x15 BFGs set at 32 PSI, with a spare tire in the trunk and a full tank of gas, she sits about 27-3/4" tall at the wheel well in the front and 28-3/8" tall in the rear.

So the new coils dropped the front exactly an inch from the generic coils original measurements. The 1" de-arched leafs dropped the rear two inches from the 30-1/2" 4x4 look with the generic leaf springs, to 28-3/8" tall with the de-arched Stengal Bros springs.

For comparison, the measurements on my 114,000 mile, 72 T/A with its original 3988100 AX code, front coils, and PL481612 rear leafs sitting on F60x15 Polyglas GTs with 32 PSI, was measured at 27-1/4" tall front and 28-1/4" in the rear. (My Formula was ordered with the T/A suspension option which would have been these exact springs.)

So, I am happy with the way she sits now. Maybe after a thousand miles or two, she will settle another 1/4" or so. I will definitely say that she does ride beautifully on the new springs and the KYB Gas-Adjust shocks.

[njsteve]

BTW, I know I may be just a little compulsive about the ride height on this car but if you think about this analogy:

Ford &quot;Caution Fan&quot; stickers are to First Generation Camaros, as too-tall ride height are to Second Generation Trans Ams. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

Incorrect ride height is the ultimate pet peeve of every T/A afficionado - seeing a 4x4 looking Trans Am when it should be sitting low is an immediate tell tale of an incorrect restoration.
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[napa68]

Your attention to detail just nailed the stance! Nice work Steve. Cannot wait to see it at MCACN

[njsteve]

Sometimes, my obsessive compulsive disorder comes in handy. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]