Rear Spring Sagging

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Offline DODGE1933

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Rear Spring Sagging
« on: March 12, 2017 - 07:19:16 PM »
I recently rebuilt the rear springs on my T/A. The car sat level upon disassembly but when I reassembled after paint, new sliders and clamps, and installed them the passenger side was about ½” lower. I think I probably mixed up the leaves on reassembly. To correct it I have several hundred combination I could try.  So, to get me by for a while and not have to pull everything apart on a freshly built car I built a ½” lowering block for the high side.  I have been driving the car around a bit to get the stripes put on and a few other miscellaneous things completed on the car. I was going to install my lowering block this weekend when I remeasured the car height and discovered the passenger side was now 1-1/4” lower than the driver’s side. So, I am now going to have tear into it. I know the T/A springs sat the rear of the car about 1” higher than the other springs. Are there any springs out there that have the same spring rate and ride height as the T/A. Or could I get my springs re-ached and how would they know the proper ride height.

 Thank you in advance,
Mike




Offline HP2

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Re: Rear Spring Sagging
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2017 - 01:11:14 PM »
Sure, you can replace the springs. Espo or Detriot Spring can build you a set of TA specific leafs  or a set of XHD springs and can do it in any +/- heights over stock you want.

Of course, you can dis-assembled your springs again and reassemble using some pictures for reference so you don't mix them all up again.

Time and effort vs money.

Offline DODGE1933

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Re: Rear Spring Sagging
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2017 - 01:57:22 PM »
Thank you HP2. I will call Detroit Spring and see about ordering after I am sure they know the TA springs at arched more than the other Challenger springs. I did notice on their web site they have a listing for T/A's so I'm sure they do, but I just like to get conformation for my own piece of mind. I know I could take them apart but not knowing which leafs got mixed up it would be a crap shoot. I guess after I put in the new springs I would have time to figure it out. I know I screwed up in the first place and now it's costing me. Live and learn. But at 65 you would have thunk I would know better.

Mike