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Rick, Thanks for the info. That link is really good. I think the guy was working on my car, everything was just like mine. No, I torqued the bolts while up in the air but I had the wrong #'s and am going to re-torque everything with the car on the ground. Upper 40-60 lower 70 - 90 Thanks George ----------------------------------- rick schaefer wrote: > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > On Thu, 08 Nov 2001 13:37:34 -0700 GKI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > >My 1966 ElCamino is almost 1" lower on the front passenger side. > >I just replaced all 4 ball joints, driver side lower control arm, > >front springs and bad bushings on one control arm. All other bushings > >have been replaced within the past two years and look ok. > >This did not change the lower right side, its still 1" low. > >I'm thinking now it could be caused by a weak rear spring. Does this > >sound reasonable? > > No, but I just heard of someone curing a similar problem by replacing > rear springs. one thing to check first - are the front springs seated > correctly in the pocket? They can hang up on the lip up there. > > >My question is how hard is it to remove the rear control arms, both > >upper and lower, replace all bushings and new springs compared to > >the front? >The rear bushings have never been replaced and I understand > >a couple bushings have to be pressed into seats attached to the car. > >How>is this done compared to taking them to a shop to have them pressed > >in.>I'll be using stock rubber bushings. > > Its been 6-8 years since I did my rears, but they were much easier than > the front. Much less disassembly work. Its awkward, but doable in a > day. Freeze the new bushings over night before trying to install. They > will contract and go in a bit easier. With rubber bushings, DO NOT > tighten the control arm bolts until the weight is back on the wheels. > It will cause a bind if you tighten them in the air. The fronts should > be done this way too - Did you??? > > You can get some on line types at http://links.chevelles.net/links > Check the WorkShop section and then click on the suspension area. You'll > find a lot to help. > > rick (Abilene Texas) > 72 El Camino TPI 350/700r4 > ACES #00140 TEAM CHEVELLE #00038 > http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html > http://chevelles.com/showroom/ricks%20motor%20-L > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- CLick on next line to: MAILTO:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Netzone & Goodnet address CLOSED ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
