On stock control arms I don't believe the area where the shock originally bolted in is strong enough to hold up all the weight. At least not for long term use when the weight was originally meant to be spread out around the whole spring pocket area of the arm.. I believe Lower control should always be strengthened or an after market control arm should be used.
Doug..great video...a few questions for my 1969 El Camino , with a 350 engine, automatic 200r4. Standard front end, would like to drop down 1" . 1) What coil over part number, for a daily driver should I use...for a 1" drop ?? 2)Do you need to do another front end alignment, after final adjustments?? Thanks for the education...very helpful
I have your kit ,and it is awesome. my question is when setting the ride height in the front r we looking for the lower control arms to be level with the ground ? thanks
MrSprintcat ,it's not the arm that needs to be level,it's the center of the bushing pivot point and the frame,in line with the center line of the ball joint ball center line.
Finally we talk about indexing the spring which by the way can't be done correctly if you cut the stock spring using stock lowers. You didn't say a thing about it in the spring cutting video, but you SHOULD HAVE. That spindle looks awfully short compared to the ones I got from you guys in the early 90's.
Yes they are. All your basically doing is moving the bottom of the spring off the lower control arm and moving it to the shock. This allows you to adjust the height and travel. And it looks cool
purchased front and rear viking coilover kit .. amazing company to deal with and great help.. just one question the viking components are all silver.. how come I received global west marked front springs with the kit?..they are black instead of silver?
That was a really good video. You did a nice job of placing the camera, and you explained it well! Good for you!
Thanks for the compliment hope the video helped!
Looks to be the same as the G body, I’m in market for tubular arms and V coil overs
Thank you for a great video
Yes sir, the process is the same.
Good tutorial, thanks
Thanks for watching Richard!
Wow, great video. Thanks for posting, Doug!
Glad we could help!
Great video, I'm just about to do this so it was a lot of help. Thank you!
Hope the video helped!
On stock control arms I don't believe the area where the shock originally bolted in is strong enough to hold up all the weight. At least not for long term use when the weight was originally meant to be spread out around the whole spring pocket area of the arm.. I believe Lower control should always be strengthened or an after market control arm should be used.
Great info!!!
Thanks for watching! We are glad that you like the video--share if you know someone who can use the info also. Thanks!
Doug..great video...a few questions for my 1969 El Camino , with a 350 engine, automatic 200r4. Standard front end, would like to drop down 1" .
1) What coil over part number, for a daily driver should I use...for a 1" drop ??
2)Do you need to do another front end alignment, after final adjustments??
Thanks for the education...very helpful
Thanks for the kind words and support! For the most accurate response to your question give our tech line a call! 877-470-2975
I have your kit ,and it is awesome. my question is when setting the ride height in the front r we looking for the lower control arms to be level with the ground ? thanks
Call us, we will help you out. 1-877-470-2975
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MrSprintcat ,it's not the arm that needs to be level,it's the center of the bushing pivot point and the frame,in line with the center line of the ball joint ball center line.
Please tell us what is the advantage OF using coilovers, no one ever says.thanks
Great video suggestion, we will get one out there. 💪
Finally we talk about indexing the spring which by the way can't be done correctly if you cut the stock spring using stock lowers. You didn't say a thing about it in the spring cutting video, but you SHOULD HAVE. That spindle looks awfully short compared to the ones I got from you guys in the early 90's.
Good luck with your build!
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Don't forget to get an alignment after setting your ride height
Yes very true! If you need our alignment specs, they are on our website. WWW.Globalwest.net
Awesome video are coil overs good for daily street driving?
Yes they are. All your basically doing is moving the bottom of the spring off the lower control arm and moving it to the shock. This allows you to adjust the height and travel. And it looks cool
Thanks for the compliment! For the most accurate response to your question give our tech line a call! 877-470-2975
Damn good video of showing!
Hope it helped!
Do i need tubular arms or does the kitt fit stock arms?
Yes stock will work
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purchased front and rear viking coilover kit .. amazing company to deal with and great help.. just one question the viking components are all silver.. how come I received global west marked front springs with the kit?..they are black instead of silver?
+Thomas Racioppo Hello Thomas, we will be glad to answer your question. Give us a call at 1-877-470-2975; we close at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
My shocks were a lot harder to install into the lower control arm. I had to really push them in towards the frame. I hope I didn't bend them
hopefully they are not bent!
Podemos adaptar ese sistema a un cherolet 1955?
this is a very nice product. But in my experience when you change the car height, it puts the car out of alignment.