capt68
Sep 21st, 07, 08:27 PM
I've searched the forum and haven't really found the answer to my problem.
I have a '67 Camaro Coupe. I have a 10 bolt rearend with 2" drop multi leaf springs. The shocks are KYB Gas Adjust on all 4 corners. When I was mounting the shocks, the passenger side went on with no trouble. The driver side however, needed a little cussing but, it went on. I noticed right away that the shock was positioned at a radical angle. My first thought was that the shock would never last at that angle. The first time I drove the car, it felt like I was riding on square tires on the rear. I only drove the car to the end of the street because I had open headers, no door handles, no seatbelts and it was 9:30 p.m.
By the time I returned to my driveway, the square edges of the tires felt as if they had rounded out a bit. I put the car back on jack stands and crawled under the car to check things out. The driver side shock appeared to be broken.
I believe all '67's were mono leaf with non-staggered shocks. The staggerd shock didn't come along until the '68 model and it was designed to help control wheel hop and provide better ride quality. Searching these forums, I've found some info on DSE shock plates for the '67 multi leaf conversion. I called DSE and asked them about this and the guy told me that I needed the U-Bolt kit but the multi leaf shock plates I have will work. That just doesn't seem right because it will do nothing to change the angle of the shock.
My question is: Does anyone have pics of their car with the conversion complete? I'd like to know exactly what parts I need and how the shock will look/mount once everything is in place.
I have a '67 Camaro Coupe. I have a 10 bolt rearend with 2" drop multi leaf springs. The shocks are KYB Gas Adjust on all 4 corners. When I was mounting the shocks, the passenger side went on with no trouble. The driver side however, needed a little cussing but, it went on. I noticed right away that the shock was positioned at a radical angle. My first thought was that the shock would never last at that angle. The first time I drove the car, it felt like I was riding on square tires on the rear. I only drove the car to the end of the street because I had open headers, no door handles, no seatbelts and it was 9:30 p.m.
By the time I returned to my driveway, the square edges of the tires felt as if they had rounded out a bit. I put the car back on jack stands and crawled under the car to check things out. The driver side shock appeared to be broken.
I believe all '67's were mono leaf with non-staggered shocks. The staggerd shock didn't come along until the '68 model and it was designed to help control wheel hop and provide better ride quality. Searching these forums, I've found some info on DSE shock plates for the '67 multi leaf conversion. I called DSE and asked them about this and the guy told me that I needed the U-Bolt kit but the multi leaf shock plates I have will work. That just doesn't seem right because it will do nothing to change the angle of the shock.
My question is: Does anyone have pics of their car with the conversion complete? I'd like to know exactly what parts I need and how the shock will look/mount once everything is in place.