Spring / Tire / Shock Information
Shocks - $24 each
KYB Gas Adjust.
Front Springs - $70 a pair
Moog 6308, free height is 15.5". 380#'s. They bolted right in and did not affect the height of the front end from the 34 year old stock springs. Basically, the front end height did not change when I swapped these spring in. The ride is firm and acceptable on my daily driver. Pictures of the Moog springs vs. stock can be found here. I had a 1/2" or so drivers side lean and solved the problem by installing a Global West 1/2" spring spacer.
Rear Springs - $199
VetteBrakes 3 leaf mono replacements, 130#'s. These springs were a direct bolt in. The center bolt in the spring has a smooth top as to not interfere with the spring perch or require modification to the mono perch. There is a locating pin on the bottom side of the spring which fits in the shock plate. These springs did add about 1.5" in the rear end height. A poly pad was used between the spring and the axle along with a pad between the perch and spring. Pictures of how the springs look in the mono perches can be found here.
Tire/Rim Selection - $75 each (including trim ring)
Tire/rim selection is 235/60/15" tire on a 15x7 rim with a 4.25" backspacing on the front and 255/60/15 tire on a 15x8 rim with 4.25" backspacing on the rear. Pictures of the rear tires and rims on the car can be seen here.
Measurements
UPDATE: [8/2/05] Had the reaar springs de-arched 1.5". The rear now sits 27.5 @ the rear fender lip to ground. Pictures can be found here.
Future Plans
Global West upper control arms to add a bunch more caster for better straight line stability
Comments [Update: 04/24/2006]
I have no issues with rubbing, even when lock to lock in the front. It does not bottom out in the rear
and my sidewalls are safe. I do have a bit of a rub when hitting decent sized bumps, however the rub is not on the fender but is on the wheel well moulding. The moudling sits deeper in the wheel well than the fender does. If I trim the moulding back, the rub would go away. The rear tire does not stick out past the wheel well. As with all projects on a 36+ year old car "Your Mileage May Vary".
These pictures are before the dearch
