Anyone here lowered their Buick?

Discussion in 'The whoa and the sway.' started by V8Sky, Jun 4, 2009.

  1. Phil

    Phil It really *is* a 350...

    My 72 Skylark has BBC Chevelle springs with 1-1/2 coils cut of using a cutoff wheel. The upper control arms have the Moog pivots that have the an offset made into them to correct camber without stacking an assload of shims on long bolts that are just begging to punch a hole thru a header tube.

    It's hard to tell in this shot but you can't get a 2-1/2 ton jack under the K-member unless you use another jack to jack up one of the a-arms first. My headers also reflect the lowering. :(

    There's a 1-1/4" sway bar upfront as well.

    The tires are 235/60-15 BFG TA Radials on 15x7 Crager Street Stars up front. They tend to rub the fenders when the wheels is turned and you're backing up, so I had to take out a couple of fender bolts to make it less annoying.

    The rear springs are from a 79 Pontiac LeMans. They're variable rate springs and the shocks are Sears Gas shocks all around. Rear tires are 15x8 Crager Street Stars with a negative offset and 265/50-15 BFG TA Radials. I could go wider but these sit up inside and don't even come close to rubbing. I could probably go as wide as a 295/50-15 without rubbing.

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