1970 nova suspension option?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

The F41 option in '70 gave the Nova a rear sway bar setup, and according to the option list was only available when the SS option was also ordered. I believe the SS option required power front disc brakes, so in theory you could have an SS without F41, but not an F41 without the SS - disc brakes (unless it was a COPO Nova). Look under the rear of the car, above the muffler, to see if the factory floor braces are welded into the floor/frame rails. The rear bars can be added, but they rarely have the original floor braces installed - they usually attach the 'hanger' bars to the frame rails instead.

[Mr70]

I've noticed in the early released Chevrolet price books,ordering guides and catalogs,they stipulate that when the 1970 basic RPO Z-26 SS Nova was ordered with the standard 350/300HP engine,the F-41 performance suspension was NOT included or available,and of course neither was the F-40 suspension.
But at the same time,when you upgraded that same dog tracker with either the L-34 402/350HP,or L-78 402/375HP engines,you now automatically received the F-41 performance suspension package too.
Later dated materials reflect that the F-41 performance suspension is now standard on ANY 1970 Nova Super Sport,regardless of engine installed.
Has anyone seen physical evidence that reflects this on the earlier built Super Sport Novas?

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Not to my knowledge. We feel that the F41 became available on non-SS Novas in '71 - but was specific to the SS models for '70.

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