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Here are the suspension upgrades that I did to my 67 Belvedere a month after I bought it.
1" torsion bars from Firm Feel
HD rear springs from
Polygraphite spring eye and shackle bushings from PST
Fox/Hotchkis shocks from Hotchkis
Front sway bar 1 3/8" hollow from Hellwig
New 20:1 manual...
My Firm Feel 20:1 box came with the master spline ground in. The 20:1 box is my favorite ratio. I took out the power steering in my Belvedere for the 20:1 manual box.
TTI did not make them for Schumacher. A local Seattle area header manufacturer makes/made them. Been to the shop and seen them in production. The same shop made the shorty headers for Layson's that fit V8 early A-bodies.
Good idea to change out the worn bushings and sway bar end link. The KYB’s are a good upgrade over Monroe but the Bilsteins are a great shock. Check out PST for those parts and the shocks as well. PST offers a discount to FBBO members (at least they do on FABO).
The tubular bar is lighter than the solid 1 1/8” bar. I say that the 20:1 is the Goldilocks of manual boxes. 24:1 is too slow. 16:1 is fast but the effort is too hard (for me) and tiresome. The 20:1 is just right with improved quickness without the effort of the 16:1.
I bought my 67 Belvedere at the same time you did. The first few drives left me underwhelmed with the handling. My car is a pretty low mile original, but most everything was just worn out due to lack of maintenance. I read this forum for people’s experience and my own experience with A-bodies. I...