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rear sit a bit too high on my 69 mach 1

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GT350

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bought my 69 mach 1 with suspension done by previous owner my concern is it has new rear springs and sits way too high for me what rear spring would you guys recommend my wheels will be 17 inch rims,or are ther any other mods i can do to the springs ?

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hell yeah its also been bouncing in the container for 4 weeks while crossing the big pond,i did loosen the shackles and the front spring bushing bolt and bounced it still the same,but i did find big round plastic spacer thingys at the end of each lower leaf never seen them before.javed
 
but i did find big round plastic spacer thingys at the end of each lower leaf never seen them before
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If they're thin plastic pieces underneath the spring pack they are called spring pack isolators and are normal.

Is the car fully assembled? If not, you may want to wait until it is before adjusting/replacing anything. If it is fully assembled.... try a set of 4 leaf mid-eyes to lower the rear stance.
 
Has the car been driven on the street, say 5-10 miles? That's how long it took my car to settle down a bit. I believe I loosened the front eye-bolts of the leaf springs just a tad and also the front lower control arms. When it settled down, I tightened those back up to spec with the car on the ground.
 
IMHO It matches the front well, or at least they look good together. I would think if you lowered the back, you would have to drop the front further... Or maybe you would have "the stance" currently maintained by Duane!



:beat :vic :lol
 
Are they new springs? its pretty high, I would think if the PO put the wheels on the car, maybe he had the springs arched to obtain that ride height? Maybe either some 4 leaf standard or reverse eyes. The mod John posted is cheap, if you have an extra set of springs to donate some parts.
 
"Fast68back" said:
Are they new springs? its pretty high, I would think if the PO put the wheels on the car, maybe he had the springs arched to obtain that ride height? Maybe either some 4 leaf standard or reverse eyes. The mod John posted is cheap, if you have an extra set of springs to donate some parts.
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they are brand new springs not sure what the PO had done to the springsand i dont have a spare set lying around here so a set of new springs might be in order.
 
"GT350" said:
I forgot to say the springs are 5 leaf
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My springs are 5 leaf standard eyes and the car sat pretty high at first, I jacked the car up as high as it would go, loosened front and back (all four on shackle) and dropped the car as fast as the jack would lower it. It dropped a couple inches. Are they reverse eyes?
 
"Fast68back" said:
My springs are 5 leaf standard eyes and the car sat pretty high at first, I jacked the car up as high as it would go, loosened front and back (all four on shackle) and dropped the car as fast as the jack would lower it. It dropped a couple inches. Are they reverse eyes?
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no standard eyes,will have another go once the snow clears
 
I also think the rear end is way too high...... but...... like Pete stated, changing the rear stance is likely going to cause an interference with the those back tires. You'll likely need to get different offset rear wheels if you lower the rear of the car.
 
"daveSanborn" said:
I also think the rear end is way too high...... but...... like Pete stated, changing the rear stance is likely going to cause an interference with the those back tires. You'll likely need to get different offset rear wheels if you lower the rear of the car.
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I have a set of 17 inch coys or edelbrocks eleanor style wheels ready to go car car.
 
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