A Body springs
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A Body springs I was wondering what springs you guys are using to compensate for the additional weight of a 6.0 iron block and heads for your A body cars?
I have a 1969 Impala and I bottomed out more than a few times over small bumps eventually breaking the oil pan...
Any help would be great. Thanks
I have a 1969 Impala and I bottomed out more than a few times over small bumps eventually breaking the oil pan...
Any help would be great. Thanks
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You have the relatively rare iron heads too? That is still not much heavier than a full iron small block, and still far lighter than a big block.
Get some big block springs.
BTW, the Impala is a B body. A bodies are Chevelle, Malibu, etc.
Get some big block springs.
BTW, the Impala is a B body. A bodies are Chevelle, Malibu, etc.
On the A bodies, you can get big vs small block springs, with or without AC even. I had to change out the big block, AC springs with small block, no AC springs to get a good ride going from a 455 to a 5.3.
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