Rasing the rear of car
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AMX364
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Springs control the height of the car. Shocks control the bounce. Sway bars help with the lean. Go away from this and it will not work long term. Mopar, GM and Ford all knew this.
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I always thought the SS springs were for equally loading the rear axel on the launch. Right side being stiffer and a bit taller. You can see it in the cars stance from the rear. Factory ordered race cars would even have them as an option. The rear on my '62 is needing some help but I'll be ordering same spring profile for both sides.
Moparsmitty
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I agree with Clemul that Eaton springs are the best way to go. Also, when you change the stance of any car it's always a good idea to have the front end alignment checked and adjusted as necessary.
Sonny Black
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also, check that pinion angle has not changed due to lift.... :eusa_think:
happyjackdaddy54
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Shackles are always a LAST resort. How many times have you seen the springs arch back the other direction? Air shocks are next worse thing you can do. You have a MOPAR! NOTHING IS CHEAP! Bite the bullet and buy new springs!.
383man
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I agree to a point depending on how much you are lifting a car. When I changed mine to raise the car about 1/2" you cant even tell its a bit longer then a stock shackle and one reason is I hate to see 6" of shackle hanging under the spring as I cut the extra off. But you can see in the pic these are not much longer then stock but it raised my car a good 1/2" and they will be fine with no problems at all as they have been like this about 5 years now. The shackle itself is only about 3/4" longer then the stock ones. But I would not use shackles to raise a car 2 or more inches as that would make one long flimsy shackle. Ron
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