Front suspension removal.
- Me
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min read
Well it's been a while since I had time to work on my Pontiac, or, it's been a while since I made time to work on the Pontiac.
With spring sports in full swing for my children and getting the house ready for summer it's been a busy time.
Today I finally made time and worked on the Pontiac.
My plan this weekend, if I was going to accomplish anything, was to remove the front suspension on the Pontiac.

The arrows in the picture indicate the pieces that will be removed from both sides of the vehicle. That includes the upper and lower control arms (arrows), the spindle, and the backing plate with the brake cylinder.
I started by removing the shocks, shock towers and associated hardware, the anti-sway bar hardware, brake lines and the tie rods from the front spindles.
I then removed the upper control arm bolts and this is where it got a little tricky.
It may have been easier to remove the suspension pieces one by one, but I chose to keep them all together as one assembly. It may be easier to sell it that way though I may need to separate them for ease of shipping and weight.
After I removed the shocks and other associated front suspension hardware I mentioned earlier I placed a jack under the lower control arm to put pressure on the spring.
Even with the normal safety precautions of the floor jack under the lower control arm there was still too much pressure on the upper control arm bolts so that I could not remove them freely. I had my eldest Nicholas sit in the motor compartment area to put more weight on the spring so that the upper control arm bolts would be free enough to remove them safely.
Once I removed the bolts from the upper control arm I then lowered the jack very slowly to release the pressure on the spring. Once all the pressure was released from the spring I removed the spring and went to work on removing the bolts for the lower control arm.
I did the same routine on the opposite side of the vehicle.
Note: While placing pressure on the lower control arm to compress the spring the vehicle moved and almost fell off the jack stands. I guess I went a little too far in putting pressure on the spring/lower control arm, but we got the car back where it belonged on the jack stands and all is good.
Here are the pieces removed from the vehicle.

Driver's side assembly (Above)

Passenger's side assembly (Above)
This is what she looks like with out the front suspension.

Front suspension removed
Yes, my garage is a mess. I have not yet spring cleaned, but we'll get to that over this coming Memorial Day weekend.
Next up is removing the steering links, anti-sway bar, master cylinder and steering column.
If you know anyone who is in the market for a 1950 Pontiac Chieftain Silver Streak 4 Dr. front suspension, not NOS but UOS I have some for sale along with the front springs. LOL
None of the front suspension will be used as I plan on putting a more updated suspension under the vehicle.
So, make me an offer I can't refuse and you pay the shipping, of course.
Coming soon! I will be adding a resource page with some affiliate links from the companies I purchase parts and tools from so when it appears go there to see the companies I do business with and purchase something from them so I get a little taste.
Hot Rodding isn’t cheap so help a brother out!
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