Rear End Swap 7-1/4" to 8-1/4"
Here it is ready to mount the wheels. I had to on the rh side use a pry bar to force the spring shackle off the trunk floor extension before compressing the spring to ride height. The high arch of the -02 spring makes it very short before putting the weight of the car on it which pulls the shackles towards the front of the car and up into the floor. Once sitting on the ground I tightened the shackles down compressing the new bushings. When raised back off the ground the friction in the bushings should keep the spring from pulling the shackle back into the trunk floor. The new 10" brake drums were bought from Advance auto through parts america for $18.99 each including freight as part of a summer promotion. The wheel cylinders practically bleed themselves within five minutes after cracking open the bleeders on each wheel and removing the master cyl. cover. Bye bye wheel adapters.
Here it is ready to mount the wheels. I had to on the rh side use a pry bar to force the spring shackle off the trunk floor extension before compressing the spring to ride height. The high arch of the -02 spring makes it very short before putting the weight of the car on it which pulls the shackles towards the front of the car and up into the floor. Once sitting on the ground I tightened the shackles down compressing the new bushings. When raised back off the ground the friction in the bushings should keep the spring from pulling the shackle back into the trunk floor. The new 10" brake drums were bought from Advance auto through parts america for $18.99 each including freight as part of a summer promotion. The wheel cylinders practically bleed themselves within five minutes after cracking open the bleeders on each wheel and removing the master cyl. cover. Bye bye wheel adapters.
