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Todd's 68 RS Camaro

  • Oh, and lets not forget the placement of the rear jack stands.  Put them in the wrong spot and Camaro on your chest.  Feeling lucky punk?  I hope so.

    • Oh, and lets not forget the placement of the rear jack stand…
  • Here is one of the most overlooked items that require replacement.  These are only good for one time.  In some cases they are not even good for that.  If you are not paying attention when you install the bolts you can cross thread these.

    • Here is one of the most overlooked items that require replac…
  • Another one of the most overlooked items in this task is the upper rebound bumper for the axle tubes.  In this case I just let them go without replacement because we used top quality leafs.

    • Another one of the most overlooked items in this task is the…
  • Now if you do not use quality leafs you can get damage done to your rear frame rails.  That is really the shits when you dent your frame rails.  It can cause problems all over.

    • Now if you do not use quality leafs you can get damage done…
  • Then you can have the local mental midget that decides to weld in a hitch and attach it to the rear frame rails.  They are for keeping the car up.  They are not for side loads.

    • Then you can have the local mental midget that decides to we…
  • Now, once you perform a rear leaf job you need to keep an eye out for the damaged front end components.  Take this Rag Joint for example.  It is responsible for transferring your direction requirements to the car.  If it fails you miss your turn.

    • Now, once you perform a rear leaf job you need to keep an ey…
  • Now in this case it will be time to replace all the front end stuff.  Todd was somewhat dismayed about having to do this but once the back saggs the front end wears out quicker.  The angle of attack can accelerate wear.

    • Now in this case it will be time to replace all the front en…
  • Then you have the question of Disk or Drum Brakes.  In my mind there is no question.  Drum Brakes suck.  Now do not get me wrong, I can make the best set of Drum Brakes you can get but they cannot beat disks.

    • Then you have the question of Disk or Drum Brakes. In my mi…
  • There are other things that need to go into the scrap heap in this process.  Usually the old steering box, tie rod ends, rag joint, ball joints, control arms, attaching hardware.

    • There are other things that need to go into the scrap heap i…