69 Satellite Rear is too high

[moparedtn]

What rear springs are on the car now? Something does look wonky about the rear portion of them,
at least in the one pic we've been provided thus far.

 

[Mario Keller]

I don't know nothing about the rear springs. I used them because they came with the car. Maybe first thing is to measure them. Overall they are 55,7 inch long. And as I mentioned 5 1/2leafs.

What dimensions should original rear springs have?

 

[Photon440]

I don't know nothing about the rear springs. I used them because they came with the car. Maybe first thing is to measure them. Overall they are 55,7 inch long. And as I mentioned 5 1/2leafs.

What dimensions should original rear springs have?

From the 1969 Field Service Manual:

 

[Mario Keller]

From the 1969 Field Service Manual:

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Thank you, I know this sheet. But it won't tell me what I have in my car.
I measured again. They are 58" long. They have 5 1/2 leafs. They have Arch of 6,5" and the pack is 1,73" thick.
For me the thickness of the pack was the key. I think it's some kind of heavy duty springs. So as the rest of the dimensions are OK, I think I can go with a lowering block.

 

[chtampa]

I would wonder if you have a factory set of springs on the car. The shortest bottom spring will have the part number stamped in it. That is where I would start if I was working on an OE type of restoration. Usually by the time the springs are this old they are sagging and have to be re-arched. If you are just doing a "rebuild" ignore this advice.

 

[TrackPack]

If you have stock front spring hangers and rear shackles the springs must be over-arched. Additional leaves over stock wouldn't raise the car that much. I'll bet that the shocks are almost at full extension.

 

[Nevada dan]

The second picture is my car with 225/70/14’s the first picture I have 205/75/15’s on the front and 28/11.50-15’s on the rear , I do not have stock springs on the car, somebody replaced them with hemi springs (5 on rear 7 front half) about 57 inch bolt to bolt, I have stock shocks and turned the front bars up some

 

[440 PHIXX]

At it looks good to me.

 

[Mario Keller]

If you have stock front spring hangers and rear shackles the springs must be over-arched. Additional leaves over stock wouldn't raise the car that much. I'll bet that the shocks are almost at full extension.

Oh yes, that's a good advice. At what extension level should the rear shocks be?

 

[TrackPack]

Oh yes, that's a good advice. At what extension level should the rear shocks be?

I don't have an exact measurement for you, but the rear shocks should not top out at any point during the the rear suspension rebound travel. Rough estimate - the rear height is taking up at least 3 inches of shock travel.

 

[Nevada dan]

Just try loosening the spring bolts that go through the rubber grommets in the spring
There’s only 4
If they were tightening without the weight of the car on them they will hold the car in the air
It only takes about 15 minutes and you don’t even need a jack