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Pics Of Your Lowered 70-72 Skylarks

Discussion in 'Pro-Touring' started by haganlee, Oct 24, 2016.

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  1. haganlee

    haganlee Well-Known Member

    Can you guys post some pics of your lowered 70-72 Skylarks? Not many pics that I can find that are not air ride(too expensive for me)
    Lee
     
    haganlee, Oct 24, 2016
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  2. 350Bandit

    350Bandit Well-Known Member

    My car is lowered on eibach springs.
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    350Bandit, Oct 26, 2016
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  3. 350Bandit

    350Bandit Well-Known Member

    ^

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    350Bandit, Oct 26, 2016
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  4. red67wildcat

    red67wildcat Well-Known Member

    lowering springs 2 in front 1 in back
     

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  5. nelson20

    nelson20 Well-Known Member

    What is that lowered, a half an inch?
     
    nelson20, Oct 26, 2016
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  6. 350Bandit

    350Bandit Well-Known Member

    No its lowered 1" all around

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    350Bandit, Oct 26, 2016
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  7. nelson20

    nelson20 Well-Known Member

    Oh ok thanks that's what I figured
     
    nelson20, Oct 26, 2016
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  8. 350Bandit

    350Bandit Well-Known Member

    Headers clear about 2" from ground and had to remove my deep pan too

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    350Bandit, Oct 26, 2016
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  9. Brent

    Brent Founders Club Member

    I dont know how much it is lowered, but pretty low. QA1 coilovers in front and springs I found 20 years ago in the rear.
    Thanks
    brent
     

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  10. tsgp51

    tsgp51 Well-Known Member

    This is my brothers 71 2 inch drop spindles and original worn out rear springs 15 x7 up front 15x8 out back looks great handles great. Tim
     

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  11. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Clean ride
     
    hugger, Nov 8, 2016
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  12. MGCslugger33

    MGCslugger33 Back in Buick


    Are those 17" Steel Wheels? Where did you get them?
     
    MGCslugger33, Nov 10, 2016
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  13. Brent

    Brent Founders Club Member

    Yes they are 17s' and fit the factory dog dish caps. They are series 62 from Wheel Vintiques in 17x9. I run 285-40-17 in the rear and 245-45-17 in the front. Summit has the best prices on them, not cheap though and heavy. I love the look though.
    Thanks
    Brent
     
    Brent, Nov 10, 2016
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  14. Bill9066

    Bill9066 STAGE 1

    What size wheels/tires are you running with those Eibach Lowering springs ?

    Bill
     
    Bill9066, Nov 10, 2016
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  15. 350Bandit

    350Bandit Well-Known Member

    225/60/15 rear and 215/60/15 front with plenty of room going with 18x8 and 18x9.5 rims soon.

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    350Bandit, Nov 10, 2016
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  16. macbuick

    macbuick David

    Eibach springs

    With OZ Wheels : 8,5x18" ET6 235/40/18 and 10x18" ET19 285/40/18

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    and with AR Salt Flat 8x17" and 9.5x17"
    Tires are 245/45/17 and 275/45/17
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    macbuick, Jul 12, 2017
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  17. stab6902

    stab6902 Well-Known Member

    BMR 2" lowering springs with 245/60R15 in the front and 275/60R15 in the back. I wouldn't go any lower than this. My front tires rub a little on sharp parking lot turns.


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    stab6902, Jul 12, 2017
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  18. bat

    bat Member

    Coilovers w/ everything tightened up plus a bucket of Hotchkiss suspension parts to keep anything from rubbing:

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    bat, Jul 22, 2017
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  19. Paul Massicotte

    Paul Massicotte **

    Awesome. Especially with the wheels. Well done.
     
    Paul Massicotte, Jul 24, 2017
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  20. racenu

    racenu Well-Known Member

    My 1971 skylark, Global west, Qa1 shocks in the rear, koni shocks up front, 255-18 front 295-18 rear, 2" spindle drop, 1" shorter rear coils. Problem is I added a lot of weight to the car. Going back to stock coils in rear, and still playing with coils in the front, image.jpg
     
    racenu, Oct 5, 2017
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