| MODEL |
Firebird |
Firebird
Sprint |
Firebird
350 |
Firebird
H.O. |
Firebird
400 |
| Steering |
| Manual (std., opt., N.A.) |
Standard |
| Power (std., opt., N.A.) |
Optional |
Adjustable
steering wheel
(tilt, swing, other) |
Type and
description |
Tilting Wheel - Adjusts Vertically - Seven Positions |
| (std., opt., N.A.) |
Optional |
| Wheel Diameter |
Manual |
15.25 x 16.0 |
| Power |
15.25 x 16.0 |
Turning
diameter
(feet) |
Outside
front |
Wall to wall (l. & r.) |
40.8 |
| Curb to curb (l. & r.) |
38.5 |
Inside
rear |
Wall to wall (l. & r.) |
22.5 |
| Curb to curb (l. & r.) |
23.0 |
| Outside whl. angle with inside whl. at 20° |
|
| Manual |
Gear |
Type |
Recirculating Ball Bearing |
| Make |
Saginaw |
| Ratios |
Gear |
24:1 (a) |
| Overall |
26.2:1 (a) |
| No. wheel turns |
4.7 - Lock to Lock |
| Power |
Type (coaxial, linkage, etc.) |
Coaxial |
| Make |
Saginaw |
| Gear |
Type |
Recirculating Ball Bearing |
| Ratios |
Gear |
17.5:1 (c) |
16.0-12.2:1 |
| Overall |
19.2:1 (c) |
16.0-12.2:1 |
| Pump driven by |
Belt from Crankshaft |
| No. wheel turns |
4.7 - Lock to Lock |
| Linkage |
Type |
Link Parallelogram |
Location (front or rear
of wheels, other) |
Rear of Wheels |
| Drag link (trans. or longit.) |
Transverse Strg. Rod Connects Tie Rods, Pitman & Idler Arms |
| Tie rods (one or two) |
Two |
Steering
Axis |
Inclination at camber (deg.) |
8 ¼ to 9 ¼ |
Bearings
(type) |
Upper |
Ball Joint |
| Lower |
Ball Joint |
| Thrust |
Spring Load Taken By Lower Ball Joint |
Whl. Align.
(range at
curb wt. &
preferred) |
Caster (deg.) |
0 to 1° Pos. |
| Camber (deg.) |
1/4° Neg. to 3/4° Pos. |
| Toe-in (outside track inches) |
1/8 to 1/4 |
| Steering spindle & joint type |
Reverse Elliott - Ball Joint |
Wheel
Spindle |
Diameter |
Inner bearing |
1.249 |
| Outer bearing |
0.749 |
| Thread size |
3/4 - 20 |
| Bearing type |
Taper Roller |
| NOTES:
|
(a) 28:1 with combined V-8 engine and air conditioning (5.4 turns lock to lock)
(b) 30.9:1 with combined V-8 engine and air conditioning
(c) Variable ratio power gear (as shown for Firebird 400) available as second option after March 1. 1968.
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