72 3.0 CS 2240344 Restoration

[ScottAndrews]

Ahh, my other favorite color..

Where in Seattle are you you? I hooked up with JC when he was down here for Legends.. My dad lived in Sequim until he passed last year, so I get there reasonably often

 

[ScottAndrews]

I’ve got to get lowered springs… should have done it while I was in there.

Talk to Carl. I got his last set, but that was a couple of years ago. He has presumably had more made

 

[ScottAndrews]

Struts all together, waiting to be properly torqued. Front hubs and rotors go on this weekend.

I bought some 16 inch ply rounds from Walmart. Plan to drill them out for the lug studs and bolt them on to protect my pristine brake backing plates while the suspension is in transit to the car, and while it is being installed. I went to a lot of trouble to get those plates done, and I don't want them to get bent again!

 

[lip277]

Ahh, my other favorite color..

Where in Seattle are you you? I hooked up with JC when he was down here for Legends.. My dad lived in Sequim until he passed last year, so I get there reasonably often

I'm a bit north of Everett currently. I just came back from Sequim last week. Wonderful area as well.
I am from the Monterey area originally and get down fairly often also for family activities.

 

[ScottAndrews]

I’ve got to get lowered springs… should have done it while I was in there.

Pretty easy swap.

You just have to get past the trauma of using the spring compressor to disassemble the original struts. The CN springs go on with no compression until you torque the top nut down. Rears probably require a bit more compression, but they are more accessible.

One issue is the "while you are in there" trap...Bushings, ball joints, etc...