69 Bel Air 2 Door Sedan BB

Mark I · 10-09-2016, 09:51 PM

Been reading the forum for some time, and this is my first post.

Building a 69 Bel Air 2 door sedan, mainly for bracket racing because I could never afford a proper stock class campaign. Right now the car is stock, has a 2bbl 327 and TH350. I removed the greasy 10 bolt last year and installed a 4:11 12 bolt. I have a TH400 core for building. Also have the basics for a decent oval port 454.

Just finishing up a front end rebuild and changeover to power front disc brakes. So first question, I am perplexed as to how to set up and improve the front suspension on this car. I am pretty familiar with the 65-70 b-body front ends and have maintained, rebuilt and aligned many over the years.

What can be done do minimize camber and toe change with front end extension and compression? I put in upper ball joint spacers but the upper a-arm geometry went to heck. Using shim stacks on the upper arms didn't help. I removed them and am back to mostly stock. Will I need to get into cutting and modifying upper arms?

Any expertise or help here would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Mark

10-09-2016, 09:51 PM	#1
Mark I Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	69 Bel Air 2 Door Sedan BB Been reading the forum for some time, and this is my first post. Building a 69 Bel Air 2 door sedan, mainly for bracket racing because I could never afford a proper stock class campaign. Right now the car is stock, has a 2bbl 327 and TH350. I removed the greasy 10 bolt last year and installed a 4:11 12 bolt. I have a TH400 core for building. Also have the basics for a decent oval port 454. Just finishing up a front end rebuild and changeover to power front disc brakes. So first question, I am perplexed as to how to set up and improve the front suspension on this car. I am pretty familiar with the 65-70 b-body front ends and have maintained, rebuilt and aligned many over the years. What can be done do minimize camber and toe change with front end extension and compression? I put in upper ball joint spacers but the upper a-arm geometry went to heck. Using shim stacks on the upper arms didn't help. I removed them and am back to mostly stock. Will I need to get into cutting and modifying upper arms? Any expertise or help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Mark