When I replaced the rear end in my truck, I used the
springs and rearend from a 1974 Firebird (Camero is
the same). I made new shackles and mounts for the
rear of the springs, these were very simple to
fabricate and required minimal welding. The rear
mounts were installed by bolting them to the frame the
same as the originals. The Firebird springs are
longer, so they got mounted further back on the frame.
The front mounts had to be completely replaced. They
were in the right location, just too narrow for the
Firebird springs. Once I looked at how General Motors
made the original mounts, it was easy to fabricate
wider replacement mounts. This also required minimal
welding.
I probably have $20 in material and one hour in
welding . That is a lot less than buying the parts
prefabbed.
If you choose to pursue this method, I will be happy
to send you pictures of the mounts. I may have even
kept the design sketch showing the dimensions.
The Firebird springs are a vast improvement over the
stock truck springs, but then, you already know that.
Jim Nordwall
http://www.geocities.com/jimnordwall/
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