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HAN8L1965

HAN8L1965

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Getting ready to re-hang front and rear suspension on the naked 65. Using poly for the bushings. Any pitfalls any sequence suggestions or is it all pretty straight forward of orginally taking it off. Have read about front trunion and having it turned the correct direction. Anything else? :banana:

Mark
 
I'm watching this thread!
 
not sure if yours is 1/4 or 1/2 eliptical but if 1/2, then install the front of the rear springs first and then the rear - don't ask me how I know :smile: Other than that very straightforward
 
1/2 eleptic. I was planning on hanging the front first. I have the complete rear end assembled. That being said I am hoping the rear will easily swing into place with the aid of a floor jack and an extra set of hands. I have read not to tighten any bushings until weight is applied. And I have been reminded to thoroughly lube the poly bushings.

Mark
 
That's what I'm interested in - the front end assembly! With photos....
 
I was referring to the rear front spring hanger not the front suspension.
I am following the original manuals and before pictures for the actual front assembly. Will post as I go along
Mark
 
HAN8L1965 said:
I have read not to tighten any bushings until weight is applied.
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As I'll be re-hanging my rear suspension soon, that brings up a good point that I wanted to ask.

How can that be done on the front of the rear springs (the big mounting plate)? I was going to put that bolt in securely and bolt up the front. I'd throw the rear on the shackles next, but not tighten them down. I'd mount the axle to the springs, but again, not tighten. I'd set the axle onto jackstands to take the rear end's weight, and then I'd start torquing down the leaf spring-to-axle U bolts and the shackle on the rear.

Is there a better way?
 
I'm not sure that there is necessarily a better way - I bolted up the springs as an assembly - i.e. I already had the axle bolted on. I know that the wisdom is to tighten the bushings with the car on the ground but for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how that applies to the u-bolts since they don't move. As I already mentioned I did the backs first - that was a bit of a hassle - mostly actually because I hadn't chased out the threads. But, I did find it easy enough to do it as an assembly.

Tony, the front is really easy - hardly worthy of pictures. However, the hardest part for me was the bushings in lower A-arms. They're not difficult - just very tight. What I did was put the a-arm in on enough of an angle to get a bolt in one end. I then used a putty knife and a carpet knife to push the other end with bushing past the flange on the frame. My body guy actually reassembled mine so I didn't need to reinstall but had I needed to I would have either used a plastic putty knife or duct tape on the metal blade to protect the paint. After that, it's easy.
 
You may need to grind off the bolts on the front spring hanger so it fits up into the bosy. I needed to do that on Bugsy my '68. It was the typical shape to fit/hammer to fit part from MOSS. One side was 1/2" too wide to allow the front spring hanger to fit. Angle grinder to the rescue.
 
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