AMA Specifications-Passenger Car
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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		14.75 x 15.25
		Power		14.75 x 15.25
Turning diameter (feet)	Outside front	Wall to wall (l. & r.)		41.1
		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 (b)
	No. wheel turns			4.7 (c)
Power	Type (coaxial, linkage, etc.)			Coaxial
	Make			Saginaw
	Gear	Type		Recirculating Ball Bearing
		Ratios	Gear	16.1:1 - 12.4:1
			Overall	16.1:1 - 12.4:1
	Pump driven by			Belt from Crankshaft
	No. wheel turns			2.5 - Lock to Lock
Linkage	Type			Link Parallelogram
	Location (front or rear of wheels, other)			Rear of Wheels
	Drag link (trans. or longit.)			Trans. 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 @ .5 ° Camber
	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 combination of V-8 engine and air conditioning. (b) 31.1:1 with combination of V-8 engine and air conditioning. (c) 5.4 with combination of V-8 engine and air conditioning.

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