{"id":52888,"date":"2021-10-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=52888"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:46:04","slug":"1970-1981-camaro-coil-over-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/1970-1981-camaro-coil-over-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"1970-1981 Camaro Coil Over Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52888\" class=\"elementor elementor-52888\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1f55c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1f55c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3370528\" data-id=\"3370528\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22e3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"a22e3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-15c4ef3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTim King\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f7bc93e elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/2021\/10\/01\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 1, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-32d9deb elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/camaro\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Camaro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/coil-over\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">coil over<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/firebird\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">firebird<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/install\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">install<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/installation\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">installation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/second-gen\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">second gen<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8442eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8442eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Upgrading your 1970-1981 Second Gen F-Body front suspension to coil overs is a pretty easy task. Whether you&#8217;re considering the coil over upgrade because the factory springs are tired, you&#8217;re rebuilding the whole car, or you just want to upgrade, there&#8217;s no wrong time to do it.\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53754fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53754fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca917a3\" data-id=\"ca917a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba3ddd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba3ddd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-20.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-20-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-20-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d84c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d84c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ve discussed before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/shocks-vs-coil-overs\/\">difference between a traditional shock and coil over<\/a> &#8211; and there&#8217;s really not much of a difference as far as the mechanics of it go. The reasons to upgrade are weight savings, adjustability, and cool factor. The job is fairly easy and can be done on a weekend. We have a full line of coil overs for your Camaro or Firebird as well to help you figure out the best solution. The ones shown in this article are from Viking Performance, but the process is all the same.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562029c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"562029c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goodbye Springs and Shocks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19e1e4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19e1e4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd95fc5\" data-id=\"bd95fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f32645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f32645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step is to remove the old springs and shocks. To do that, you&#8217;ll want to jack the car up and remove the wheels. You&#8217;ll then want to remove the tie rod from the spindle. Then you&#8217;ll want to remove the spindle from the lower control arm. This part can be very dangerous as you can potentially release all the energy in the spring and have it come flying out at you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d40c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7d40c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-01.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-01-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4eb5aef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4eb5aef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b27413\" data-id=\"5b27413\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b719cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b719cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The easiest way we&#8217;ve found to safely do this is to have the car on jack stands with the wheel removed. Disconnect the tie rod, and remove the shock. Then loosen both castle nuts on the ball joints about halfway off. Taking a sledgehammer, smack the spindle by the lower and upper ball joints till it pops loose.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caafd04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caafd04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-946023d\" data-id=\"946023d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c39058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c39058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Using a floor jack, put pressure under the lower control arm so that the pressure is off the spindle, then remove the castle nuts and move the spindle off to the side. Then very slowly and carefully lower the control arm allowing the spring to come out of place. Again, take extreme caution when doing this as it&#8217;s still a risky process.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70e8ccf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70e8ccf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-541d917\" data-id=\"541d917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418446c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418446c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the old spring and shock out of the way, now is the time to install the new coil over. Before installing it you&#8217;ll want to assemble the coil over and use an anti-seize compound on the threads as you&#8217;re assembling the rings and bearings.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5458c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff5458c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-08.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-08-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174f18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"174f18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ll want to thread the retaining rings all the way to the bottom of the shock to allow the spring to go all the way down. On these coil overs, you mount them on top of the spring pocket, not under them like a traditional shock.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4394ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4394ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-10-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f453093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f453093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-11.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f057bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f057bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-16.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-16-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-025dce7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"025dce7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d0087b\" data-id=\"1d0087b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc3b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc3b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next step is to install the coil over on the control arm, then slide the coil spring over and bring the lower control arm up enough to get everything into place and tightened down. You&#8217;ll want to then install the spindle, tie rods and get the wheels back on.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd97323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd97323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-17.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-17-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d0fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03d0fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this point, you may need to tighten the spring up a bit to keep it in place. Most likely you won&#8217;t be running them that low either, so you can tighten them up an inch or two. Then re-install the spindle, tie rod, wheels, and tires.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-257a2cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"257a2cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52cd2b0\" data-id=\"52cd2b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1ecfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1ecfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you get the wheels back on and the car on the ground you can start to dial in your ride height. At this point it&#8217;s a matter of trial and error &#8211; see how you like it and tighten\/loosen the retainers until you get it how you like it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63be743 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63be743\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-883bdd8\" data-id=\"883bdd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a945048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a945048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-22.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Second-Gen-Camaro-Suspension-UMI-Performance-22-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrading your 1970-1981 Second Gen F-Body front suspension to coil overs is a pretty easy task. Whether you&#8217;re considering the coil over upgrade because the factory springs are tired, you&#8217;re rebuilding the whole car, or you just want to upgrade, there&#8217;s no wrong time to do it.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve discussed before the difference between a traditional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":52942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216,742,740,734],"tags":[112,412,413,415,416,414],"class_list":["post-52888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-install-how-tos","category-suspension","category-tech","tag-camaro","tag-coil-over","tag-firebird","tag-install","tag-installation","tag-second-gen"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2.jpg",1200,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2-300x150.jpg",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2-768x384.jpg",768,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2-1024x512.jpg",800,400,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2.jpg",1200,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Featured-2.jpg",1200,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tim King","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Upgrading your 1970-1981 Second Gen F-Body front suspension to coil overs is a pretty easy task. 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