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| Vintage Wheel Works V40 wheels |
17x7 (47/8-inch BS) |
$359.75 ea. |
| Vintage Wheel Works V40 wheels |
17x9 (53/4-inch BS) |
$399.75 ea. |
| Block-off plates (VWW) |
aluminum, economy |
$40 |
| Nitto NT01 R-compound (100AA) |
235/40R17 |
$165 ea. |
| Nitto NT01 R-compound (100AA) |
255/40R17 |
$176 ea. |
| CPP tubular control arm kit |
6774TCA-UL K-B |
$733 |
| CPP front coil springs, drop |
FCS638-D |
$95 |
| CPP (KYB) front shocks |
KY-1000 |
$39 ea. |
| CPP 11/8-inch front sway bay kit |
CP599U-BLACK |
$149 |
| Total: |
$3,296 |
 The lower arms use through-bolts...  The lower arms use through-bolts instead of studs. The best procedure is to get one side in, and then locate the second bushing with a rubber mallet, followed by the second through-bolt. A 3/4-inch ratchet and box wrench finishes the job.  Springs can be tricky, especially...  Springs can be tricky, especially high-rate springs like these. Make sure the pigtail is in the upper pocket, and then guide the lower part into the control arm pocket as you raise the lower arm on a jack. A little prying persuasion may be needed to keep it in place. Most likely, we will need to pull the springs out for fine-tuning the ride height at a later date-but it's worth the effort to get the stance right.  CPP makes their own 2-inch...  CPP makes their own 2-inch drop spindles from forged steel, and they fit all GM X-bodies from '68 to '74, F-bodies from '67 to '69, and all A-bodies from '64 to '72. The primary difference between these is in the bolt-on steering arms, which are specific to the car. The spindles are designed to work on either side of the car and have identical mounting provisions for brake brackets and steering arms on both sides.  The KYB nitrogen-filled shocks...  The KYB nitrogen-filled shocks we'll be using are inexpensive, and valved properly for the stiffer springs. The key idea is to have a shock that is capable of controlling the spring, otherwise the spring will oscillate uncontrollably.  At this point, the DIY guy...  At this point, the DIY guy could reuse the stock spindle, reconnect the stock steering components and sway bar (if any), and get an alignment. G'head and drive it until you want to make the next set of CPP upgrades. (We actually continued on with the Big Brake upgrade from here.)  Here's a sneak peek of the...  Here's a sneak peek of the CPP Big Brake upgrade (13-inch rotors, dual-piston calipers). The thing to note here is the beefy 11/8-inch sway bar, which was sorely lacking on the factory setup. Without one, we were listing around corners like the Yamoto hit by a half dozen Mark 13 torpedoes. On a Nova, the bar needs to be worked gradually between the crossmember and radiator core support-it's a bear to snake through, but it does fit ... eventually.
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