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Daytona Camaro · 09-19-2018, 10:49 PM

Do I need to keep any of this stuff ?

1970judge · 09-20-2018, 05:54 AM

The yellow spring spacers might come in handy some day..

ronchev · 09-20-2018, 07:15 AM

The rubber washers on the cardboard are for the deck lid if you have a wicker bill installed

j o n · 09-20-2018, 07:17 AM

Whats the brackets and all the loose hardware for?

Daytona Camaro · 09-20-2018, 11:16 AM

Anything of high importance I should keep?

Schlok · 09-20-2018, 06:26 PM

Keep the wheel locks and the key!

69L48Z27 · 09-20-2018, 06:36 PM

If the parts came off that car you keep them with the car. Just my opinion.

td195f · 09-26-2018, 10:02 PM

The yellow spring spacers should be kept with the car. They will raise the splitter about 1 to 1.5" when installed in the front springs. They are for loading on a trailer and my be needed if loading on a rollback tow truck.
I don't believe there was a factory wheel lock option so the locks in the picture may not fit your wheels. Mine didn't come with wheel locks.

Racer56 · 09-28-2018, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by td195f

The yellow spring spacers should be kept with the car. They will raise the splitter about 1 to 1.5" when installed in the front springs. They are for loading on a trailer and my be needed if loading on a rollback tow truck.
I don't believe there was a factory wheel lock option so the locks in the picture may not fit your wheels. Mine didn't come with wheel locks.

Not sure if I have them? Can they be installed by hand? I could have certainly used them this summer!

td195f · 09-28-2018, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Racer56

Not sure if I have them? Can they be installed by hand? I could have certainly used them this summer!

Mine were in the trunk in a bag marked do not throw away.

I modified a coil spring compressor to expand the spring and insert the spacer. The spacer is bigger than the space between the coils when the suspension is fully extended. They raise the nose about 1.5" give or take a little.

johna · 09-29-2018, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Racer56

Not sure if I have them? Can they be installed by hand? I could have certainly used them this summer!

Yes I have the same question, how do you install these spacers. By hand or do you need a jack?

td195f · 09-29-2018, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by johna

Yes I have the same question, how do you install these spacers. By hand or do you need a jack?

You need to jack up the car so the suspension is fully extended (tire off the ground) and then you need to spread the spring further to insert the spacer.

My car is in my trailer and will be coming out today. I will take some photos and post here when I remove the spacers.

td195f · 10-01-2018, 10:24 PM

To install and remove the spring spacers you need to jack up the car so the suspension is fully extended and then the spring must be spread more to get the spacer into the spring.
I use the tool in the photo below made from a strut spring compressor. You need to find a strut spring compressor with 5/8-11(NC) threads to get a nut to use as a spreader. Some have 5/8 Acme threads. The 5/8 Acme thread will not work unless you can find a nut that will fit the threads. Of the two spring compressors I found at a local auto parts store one was 5/8-11 and one was Acme thread. Both were the same brand.
I used a 5" long 5/8-11 Carriage Bolt with the rounded head cut off for clearance, a 5/8-11 nut and a washer with the threaded and unthreaded portions of the compressor.
The other photos are of the spacer installed and the spreader installed.

09-19-2018, 10:49 PM	#1
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09-26-2018, 10:02 PM	#8
td195f Drives: 2015 Z/28 #786 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hastings, NY Posts: 475	The yellow spring spacers should be kept with the car. They will raise the splitter about 1 to 1.5" when installed in the front springs. They are for loading on a trailer and my be needed if loading on a rollback tow truck. I don't believe there was a factory wheel lock option so the locks in the picture may not fit your wheels. Mine didn't come with wheel locks. __________________ 2015 Z/28 #786 - Black 2004 Silverado 3500 Dually - D'Max - Suncoast - Banks - Edge - Custom Tune by D'Max Tuner / Spitzer '32 Bantam Altered Drag Car - Blown Alcohol 380 CI Small Block Chevy

10-01-2018, 10:24 PM	#13
td195f Drives: 2015 Z/28 #786 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hastings, NY Posts: 475	To install and remove the spring spacers you need to jack up the car so the suspension is fully extended and then the spring must be spread more to get the spacer into the spring. I use the tool in the photo below made from a strut spring compressor. You need to find a strut spring compressor with 5/8-11(NC) threads to get a nut to use as a spreader. Some have 5/8 Acme threads. The 5/8 Acme thread will not work unless you can find a nut that will fit the threads. Of the two spring compressors I found at a local auto parts store one was 5/8-11 and one was Acme thread. Both were the same brand. I used a 5" long 5/8-11 Carriage Bolt with the rounded head cut off for clearance, a 5/8-11 nut and a washer with the threaded and unthreaded portions of the compressor. The other photos are of the spacer installed and the spreader installed. Attached Images __________________ 2015 Z/28 #786 - Black 2004 Silverado 3500 Dually - D'Max - Suncoast - Banks - Edge - Custom Tune by D'Max Tuner / Spitzer '32 Bantam Altered Drag Car - Blown Alcohol 380 CI Small Block Chevy

09-20-2018, 05:54 AM	#2
1970judge Drives: 2015 Z/28, 2007 HHR Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 1,148	The yellow spring spacers might come in handy some day..

09-20-2018, 07:15 AM	#3
ronchev Drives: 14' Red Z/28 #336 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Northen Indiana Posts: 367	The rubber washers on the cardboard are for the deck lid if you have a wicker bill installed

09-20-2018, 11:16 AM	#5
Daytona Camaro Drives: 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 66	Anything of high importance I should keep?

09-20-2018, 06:26 PM	#6
Schlok Drives: 2015 Z/28 #397 2022 ZL1 #1799 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: DC Posts: 521	Keep the wheel locks and the key!

09-20-2018, 06:36 PM	#7
69L48Z27 Drives: 2015 Z/28; 1969 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: York, PA Posts: 805	If the parts came off that car you keep them with the car. Just my opinion.