Corvus Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hi all, Been a good while since posting. I rebuilt the entire front end on the 70 Monte, but it still seems like there's a lot of "soak" in the front. Like when I go over speed bumps, the travel seems to soak up almost the entire bump and there is little feedback. Is this stock big body stuff, or do the springs seem too long? It looks a little high. The front end has Speedway tubular upper/lower CA, Moog balljoints, 6330 springs, and 245/60/15 MT Sportsmans on Rallys. Engine is a 305 and the car still has the heater box, but no AC compressor. Thanks for any info. -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 What shocks do you have on it? May need a stiffer shock on front, these cars do have a tendency to float somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Ah forgot to mention, brand new KYB 4513 when I did everything else. I wouldn't say it really floats just driving, but there is barely any feedback when going over bumps in the front. Rear end there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 Anyone? Anything else I should be looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Tires properly inflated? Just throwing out an obvious one but you would be amazed how many people are driving around on 25 pounds or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 You might not have enough weight up front which is causing the spring to travel more. I'm not sure what the weight difference between a 305 and a 350 is. I know a big block and small block is roughly 400lbs difference between those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Yeah I've checked the tires, but they are smaller than what was originally on there when I bought it (275 up front). I'm guessing it's a combination of light up front and lots of spring travel. Just bothers me that the 6330 are supposed to be the stock height for the small block Monte. Maybe because it's missing the AC compressor? That shouldn't be much though. Oh well, I'll probably either hack these up or pony up more bucks for some drop springs. Just seems like it sits high for what it's supposed to be. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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