OK, in a short time, my car will be going to the sandblaster. To reduce my cost, the suspension is going to stay on until I get it back. Now, a couple of questions already. 1. Is this wise? I'm not worried about any of the parts as they'll be replaced, but will I be hiding any rust behind that little section on the spring perch? 2. If I do find rust, can I clean it out with a wire brush later and prep it? Next, I'm going to be ordering rear parts from ESPO. For my 1977 Maverick,what all do I need? I know I need the springs themselves, but I'm kind of lost on how much of what goes where. That's pretty much it, I just wanted some advice and a little info. Thanks in advance.
I got my rear parts from ESPO, except for the springs--they are from J.C. Whitney. I went with Urethane bushings and they are noisey (yes, I greased them upon installation). Probably should have gone with rubber at least on the rear shackles. too late now. I was actually surprised and a little disappointed that the springs did not raise the back of the car like everyone said it would (they are the 4-leaf). It just sits level--no "rake" at all. Well I am not pulling them back out, so I will instead lower the front of the car just a slight bit for the desired "rake". I bead-blasted and repainted the stock rear shackles, and used all new 'U'-bolts for the spring perches/axel mounts. Also blasted and repainted the perches. Shocks are gas-charged OEM replacments made by Monroe...
Hey T.L. could you post some pics of your Maverick please. I like looking at fellow Owners 73 Mavericks
air shocks I used some cheap air shocks from Autozone. Lifts the rear end up however high you want it. I would attach a picture but my computer is messing up and I cant get this reply thing to work right.
Airshocks not only don't work well, they are really tough on your shockmounts and could end up poking through into the trunk after too big a bump with a bunch of stuff in the car.
