Ol' Fart's Firebird Fantasy

oldskool · 01-18-2015, 02:47 PM

Now, I think all these '76 Pontiacs except for the Birds had coil spring suspension. The Cal-Trac type set-up seems to be pretty much std equip for today's leaf spring Stocker.

But how about the coil spring cars ? On my '69 GTO, all I did was stiffen the rubber bushings with finishing nails, and run air bags, with more air in the passenger side bag. It worked OK on a mid 12 sec car.

http://www.jegs.com/p/Air-Lift/Air-L...43887/10002/-1

So what is the best legal set up for the coil spring suspension on one of these heavy cars ? If there are any aftermarket parts involved, please list brands and part numbers if you have them. Links to them would be great.

Whether I use a coil spring car or not, there is probably somebody who will read this who can benefit from a detailed description of a good coil spring set-up for a Stocker. Thanks in advance for sharing this info with us.

01-18-2015, 02:47 PM	#16
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 750 Times in 361 Posts	Re: Ol' Fart's Firebird Fantasy Now, I think all these '76 Pontiacs except for the Birds had coil spring suspension. The Cal-Trac type set-up seems to be pretty much std equip for today's leaf spring Stocker. But how about the coil spring cars ? On my '69 GTO, all I did was stiffen the rubber bushings with finishing nails, and run air bags, with more air in the passenger side bag. It worked OK on a mid 12 sec car. http://www.jegs.com/p/Air-Lift/Air-L...43887/10002/-1 So what is the best legal set up for the coil spring suspension on one of these heavy cars ? If there are any aftermarket parts involved, please list brands and part numbers if you have them. Links to them would be great. Whether I use a coil spring car or not, there is probably somebody who will read this who can benefit from a detailed description of a good coil spring set-up for a Stocker. Thanks in advance for sharing this info with us.