Anyone who's put on stock replacement leaf springs recently...

[ULTM8Z]

One other thing....

On the passenger side, the bracket that holds rubber bumper (for the axle bottom out) needs to be clearanced a bit to avoid interference with the coil spring on the shock.

 

[ULTM8Z]

One thing I'm noticing is how much snappier the car is off the line, which has to be due to getting rid of the majority of the rear end squat. I guess that fraction of a second where the engine torque goes into winding up the rear suspension... that torque is now going into launching the car. It's something that's actually quite noticeable from the driver seat, especially on a moderately hard launch (just enough before the rear tires break loose).

 

[unrestored72Z]

One other thing....

On the passenger side, the bracket that holds rubber bumper (for the axle bottom out) needs to be clearanced a bit to avoid interference with the coil spring on the shock.

Hello, regarding shock clearance on the P side, is it possibly to get a pic of what yiu needed to do to get the shock to fit and not rub.
Thanks.

 

[ULTM8Z]

I was able to capture it through the wheel.

I probably should have painted the cut section as you can see it's starting to rust a little. Oh well, next time I have the wheel off I guess.

But yeah, just a die grinder with a cut off wheel to remove a small section.

 

[unrestored72Z]

Thanks, was the front portion shaped like the rear, rising to the front?

 

[ULTM8Z]

Here's a shot of the unmodified driver side. I suspect they're the same part.

 

[unrestored72Z]

Here's a shot of the unmodified driver side. I suspect they're the same part.

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Thanks for the effort.

 

[hubedobeedo]

Hello, regarding shock clearance on the P side, is it possibly to get a pic of what yiu needed to do to get the shock to fit and not rub.
Thanks.

i reworked my bracket ,i took the whole bracket and cut and rewelded then plug welded back in place .i made new lower mount for both sides (spring/shock ) 3/8 100x so far so good