March 2009

1955-57 Complete Front End Suspension Rebuild

Article By Randy Irwin

There is much more to performance than pure horsepower. Great performance also comes from great control and handling. Eckler’s Classic Chevy has the best value in front suspension kits to make your car handle like its on rails. Kits are available with stock height coil springs and rubber control arm bushings, with 2” lowering coil springs or with polyurethane control arm bushings. The 2” lowering coil springs have an 80 lbs higher rating than the original coil springs for a firmer ride but not a rough ride like cut coil springs can give. We will also discuss changing the front end alignment slightly from original so you can make the car handle far better than it did when it left the factory. In this article we will completely rebuild the front suspension on our 1955 but all procedures are the same for 1955-57.     

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