The front suspension had been prepared for Arning drop by drilling the new holes for upper control arms. Except for reconditioning all of the parts I do not plan any changes in the structure at this phase. So once all the replacement parts had been gathered, usable parts cleaned and painted, the installing of the front suspension in pretty straight-forward task to do. The front suspension will consist of the following equipment.
- reconditioned upper control arms (UCA)
- new upper ball joints
- new spring saddles
- 1" lowering coil springs
- new Scott Drake lower control arms (LCA)
- new spring insulators
- standard sway bar
- new sway bar end links
- standard strut rods
- urethane strut rod bushings
Here is presented as a picture show what was done to get the car rolling.
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| Reconditioned UCAs and new ball joints |
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| New spring saddles |
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| Scott Drake lower control arms |
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| Control arms bolted in the shock tower |
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| Strut rods cleaned and painted. |
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| The new urathene bushings compared to old ones. |
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| Strut rods and sway bar attached |
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| New insulators for the 1" lowering springs |
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| Spindles and springs installed |
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| Drum brake shields will be replaced later |
I did not pay any attention to the brake parts as they will be replaced with disc brakes. I only cleaned the rotating assembly and bearings and bolted the necessary parts back to get the car rolling without brakes. The steering box still needs to be installed before the car can be dropped from the jack stands.
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