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 A Performance Online lowering...  A Performance Online lowering block is used between the housing and the spring. The hole in the lowering block corresponds with the spring center bolt.  After the U-bolts are tight...  After the U-bolts are tight we cut the excess material off using a cut-off wheel in an air grinder, leaving about 1/2 inch of stud below the nut.  New U-bolts go over the 3-inch...  New U-bolts go over the 3-inch axle tubes and through the stock Chevrolet lower spring plates. The longer U-bolts have plenty of thread, making it easy to pull the spring up.  The Performance Online adjustable...  The Performance Online adjustable gas shocks were first bolted to the upper mount then extended to align with the mounting stud on the lower spring plate.  Our Snap-on Impact made running...  Our Snap-on Impact made running the nuts up on the U-bolts an effortless job. Pull the nuts off evenly to prevent binding the spring plate.  Next we fed the parking brake...  Next we fed the parking brake cable through the backing plate to make the proper connections and adjustments.  We fabricated new brake lines...  We fabricated new brake lines from mild steel tubing using a double-inverted flaring tool and a simple tubing cutter.  The third member was then...  The third member was then filled with the appropriate gear lube, in this case high-performance Lucas Oil was used in our brand-new Trac-lock–equipped Strange S60 rearend.  After cutting, flaring, and...  After cutting, flaring, and bending the lines to fit, we attached the flare nut to the wheel cylinder and tightened them with a line wrench.  The ‘56 Nomad turned into...  The ‘56 Nomad turned into a modern-day Camaro with slalom times of 6.51 seconds at 44.2 mph. That was an improvement of 1 second and a jump of 6 mph during from the stock trim. (Photo by Steven Rupp.)
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