mistakes lowering my 67 Camaro

trying to keep up with all my dreams and projects is tough but I finally got a new radiator, lowered the 67 Camaro and got the speedo working properly along with a new rear view mirror. ✅✅✅✅

[@mikaeljonsson4686]

A beautiful car in a beautiful color! 🤩👌

[@D.W.e.s.t.]

I'm impressed with the fender repair!

[@austindoehling887]

The old radiators are soft which can't handle much internal pressure without ballooning the cores, that's why they are small and run more of them. Aluminum can handle more pressure, this allows you to run larger cores and less of them which gives it more surface area. So less cores that are larger is better.

[@brian2359]

Beautiful Camaro!!

[@crsp76691]

I went with hotchkis and it works great. you should get the hotchkis front sway bar for the front

[@JB-yc5gc]

Great car and video...Would you be able to post what lowering kit (parts needed) and shims you used to lower it?

[@streamlinebuilds1490]

The 3/8" shims were actually in a box with the car when I bought it. And front spindles were from CPP

[@checolate9680]

I am doing the same thing and I read that is better to lower the car with drop springs than the spindle. The spindle changes the geometry of the car. I am using 2" drop springs with SPC upper control arms to correct the geometry. Also I think if you are not using the original wheels you should change the bolts for larger bolts. I have heard people losing the tires while driving because you are not fully holding the wheel with the lug nuts. If you are not protouring the car, the original spring leaf springs can be de-arch. So you can drop the car.

[@streamlinebuilds1490]

Yes all my front and rear lug studs have been replaced, I know my 69 doesn't have much thread available with an aluminum wheel. Using a drip spindle will not change any geometry as it it moving the mounting pointnof the wheel only with springs you are infact changing the camber and tie rod location. This is why drop spindles are so great 👍

[@timmywilliams8077]

Never believe what they tell you the drop might be. It’s a little different on every Camaro. Do a lot of homework before ordering parts.

[@joedimauro1065]

Front bs should be 41/2

[@33juiced]

Hey I have one just like yours. Do you have any knowledge on the instrument cluster for the speedometer and fuel gauge?

[@streamlinebuilds1490]

I'm familiar but not savvy on the circuit board at all

[@greghaig2764]

It looks like you have a spacer on the spindle to push the wheel out?

[@streamlinebuilds1490]

No spacer I believe it was machined that way!

[@brian2359]

I’ve got a 68 Firebird and I’m thinking QA1 coil overs for the front just because of the height adjustability

[@tomstiel7576]

not the best way to go,,,just the easiest most expensive

[@brian2359]

@@tomstiel7576 in all seriousness, what would recommend? I’d hate to buy multiple sets of springs to get the correct ride height I’m after?

[@tomstiel7576]

dropped spindles are the way to go for a street car, you will know exactly what your getting,the problem with using the spring to lower the car is the change in alignment you are going to experience,,,the top of the tire is going to tip in (camber),and you are decreasing your bump (down travel). cutting the coils if done needs to be done by someone who knows what they are doing,roughly a inch cut of spring height will result in about a two inch drop in ride heigth,but the spring you start with will have an effect IE a six cylinder spring verses a big block spring. On my drag race cars I use stock type springs for a variety of reasons and biggest is I am not concerned so much as camber change,and I want my control arms a inch from being bottomed out,for increased up travel to aid in weight transfer,,,,hope this helps

[@brian2359]

@@tomstiel7576 It does!! Would you change the upper control arm to help fix the camber? Thank you

[@tomstiel7576]

@@brian2359 the camber can be fixed by shimming the upper control arm,,,,but I think your missing the point,,,,the geometry from the factory was optimal for the most part,,,,when you start manipulating that,its going to be a problem somewhere else down the line,,,,the camber goes thru somewhat of a change thru motion,,,,or travel,,,,when you lower it with the spring,,,the control arms are starting from a different place,,,if that makes sense,,, I have been doing front end modifications to first gen f bodies for thirty to forty years, if you just have to lower your car,,,DO IT WITH SPINDLE change,,,the least amount of compromise for a street application

[@sherylholobinko1045]

The front has rubber for better ride.

[@timmywilliams8077]

Bad luck Camaro