Brakes and suspension

Reference Details

Common issue

Later discs, coilovers, or altered rear suspension represented as 1964 production equipment · 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Confidence

documented · 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Correct value

Nine-inch four-wheel drums, torsion-bar independent front suspension, and leaf-sprung live rear axle · 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Where to check

Drums, hydraulics, control arms, torsion bars, leaf springs, axle, steering, and restoration file · 1964 Plymouth Barracuda

Common issue

Later calipers, master cylinder, air suspension, leaf-spring or open-driveline conversion represented as original · 1965 Rambler Marlin

Confidence

documented · 1965 Rambler Marlin

Correct value

Standard power 11.2-inch front discs, 10-inch rear drums, separate hydraulic circuits, front/rear coils, torque tube, and application-correct sway bar · 1965 Rambler Marlin

Where to check

Master cylinder and booster, calipers and rotors, rear drums, hydraulic lines, springs, arms, torque tube, shocks, dates, and service history · 1965 Rambler Marlin

Common issue

Modern disc conversion, altered springs or links, or nonoriginal brake hardware represented as factory installed · 1967 AMC Marlin

Confidence

documented · 1967 AMC Marlin

Correct value

Road-Command coil-spring front, four-link coil-spring rear, dual-circuit drums, or documented V8 power-disc option · 1967 AMC Marlin

Where to check

Control arms, springs, anti-sway bar, trailing arms, drums or discs, master and booster, lines, dates, and service records · 1967 AMC Marlin

Common issue

Disc-brake or handling upgrades assumed to have been factory-installed. · 1967 AMC Rebel SST

Confidence

documented · 1967 AMC Rebel SST

Correct value

Standard drums or documented V8 power discs, front sway bar status, springs, shocks, and four-link rear hardware agree with the configuration · 1967 AMC Rebel SST

Where to check

Front hubs and calipers or drums, booster and master cylinder, control arms, springs, sway bar, trailing links, and records · 1967 AMC Rebel SST

Common issue

Later discs, altered springs, race hardware, or modern steering represented as normal 1968 production equipment · 1968 Holden Monaro

Confidence

documented · 1968 Holden Monaro

Correct value

Configuration-correct drum or power disc/drum brakes with coil-spring independent front and leaf-spring live rear suspension · 1968 Holden Monaro

Where to check

Calipers or drums, hydraulics, control arms, springs, dampers, stabilizer bar, axle, dates, and restoration records · 1968 Holden Monaro

Common issue

Later discs, race hardware, altered springs, or modern steering represented as normal 1969 delivery · 1969 Holden Monaro

Confidence

documented · 1969 Holden Monaro

Correct value

Configuration-correct drums or power disc/drum brakes with rubber-bushed coil-spring front and leaf-spring rear suspension · 1969 Holden Monaro

Where to check

Calipers or drums, hydraulics, control arms, bushes, springs, dampers, bar, axle, dates, and restoration file · 1969 Holden Monaro

Common issue

Phase II, race, or modern hardware represented as regular-GT delivery equipment · 1970 Ford Falcon GT

Confidence

documented · 1970 Ford Falcon GT

Correct value

Regular-GT power front-disc/rear-drum system and GT road suspension · 1970 Ford Falcon GT

Where to check

Brakes, hydraulics, control arms, coils, dampers, bar, leaves, mounts, dates, and restoration file · 1970 Ford Falcon GT

Common issue

Later discs, race hardware, altered springs, or modern steering represented as normal HG delivery · 1970 Holden Monaro

Confidence

documented · 1970 Holden Monaro

Correct value

Configuration-correct drums or power disc/drum brakes with rubber-bushed coil-spring front and leaf-spring rear touring suspension · 1970 Holden Monaro

Where to check

Calipers or drums, hydraulics, control arms, bushes, springs, dampers, bar, axle, dates, and restoration file · 1970 Holden Monaro

Common issue

Later brakes, race suspension, coilovers, lowered geometry, or replacement components treated as factory 1970 specification · 1970 Holden Torana

Confidence

documented · 1970 Holden Torana

Correct value

Configuration-correct drums or disc/drum system and regular, GTR, or XU-1 suspension with matching component dates and history · 1970 Holden Torana

Where to check

Calipers, discs, drums, master cylinder, booster, control arms, springs, bars, trailing arms, dampers, dates, and service records · 1970 Holden Torana

Common issue

Later discs, race brakes, coilovers, changed steering, or E49 hardware treated as launch specification · 1971 Chrysler Valiant Charger

Confidence

documented · 1971 Chrysler Valiant Charger

Correct value

Engine- and package-correct drum or disc/drum brakes, booster, torsion bars, leaf springs, anti-roll bar, steering, and Track Pack hardware · 1971 Chrysler Valiant Charger

Where to check

Master cylinder, booster, calipers, discs, drums, steering box, torsion bars, control arms, springs, dampers, dates, and records · 1971 Chrysler Valiant Charger

Common issue

Later discs, race hardware, altered springs, or modern steering represented as normal 1971 delivery · 1971 Holden Monaro

Confidence

documented · 1971 Holden Monaro

Correct value

Power front-disc/rear-drum brakes with short/long-arm coil-spring front and four-link coil-spring live rear suspension · 1971 Holden Monaro

Where to check

Calipers, rotors, drums, hydraulics, control arms, links, springs, dampers, bar, dates, and restoration records · 1971 Holden Monaro