Hi Guys I was just after some front end geometry measurements for my 66r that Im doing. At some stage of its life in ffice:smarttags" /><ST1lace w:st="on"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comKansas</st1:State></ST1lace> the left front had broken off and when welded back in it was not done properly. So now Im at the point where I need to get it spot on but all the info I have like manuals and some Buick websites dose not give me the info Im after. If anyone could help with this it would be greatly appreciated. fficeffice" /><O></O> I mainly need the angle of the top bushes and the height at the front of the bush and the back of the bush from their mounting points. <O></O> Thanks Heaps. Scott.
if you give me a call tomorrow afternoon at the shop I can go over what you need, I have a 57 with the front sheetmetal off. 602-442-5199 ask for Gregg
Thanks Greg....... And Rustyny yep that would be great but I think there the 2 sides have been redone.....
It looks like it might have a '58 shock setup. We sold a '57 a while back that came with the left front spindle cut off so I parted a '58 to make it a roller. The '57 shock was mounted inside the spring, or between it and the spindle. The '58 shock was on the rear of the lower A-arm with a bracket like you have on the frame behind. I was able to make it a roller with the complete '58 A-arm and spindle set but I had to cut a bunch of metal out of the frame to make it work, and the upper mount was just a tad longer, I had a hell of a time getting bolts through both holes. I'm sure a guy in a shop could do it so it would be drivable, but we were just interested in making a roller and the buyer only wanted it for convertible parts. The lower '57 A-arm should be like the upper, sort of fabricated looking with two bars coming out to the ball joint, where the '58 is like it's stamped from thick plate.
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