achieving the ride height u want

[high perf mopar]

wanted to get the back end up a little without 125 lbs air pressure in my air shocks..so,,i removed my stock hemi/440 springs and added and removed leafs from a set that was originally on a 318 car,,,and added a longer rear shackle designed for a hummer from mcvay performance/ebay,,correct 3"spacing inside diameter,discarded the short forward facing bottom leaf and ended up with a 7 leaf pak.cut the eyes off the 318 set and used it 4 the 7th spring,,any spring that had a better arch was used and the rest r out back of the man cave,.all gradually following the rear arch to support the back all the way to the axle..the rear shackle measures 5" ctr to ctr bolt,,up from 3 1/2" stock.fabbed to work on this application.cut and redrilled for lenght..haven't tried yet but my tape measure said the rear valance should bolt back on no problems.

it raised the rear a full 2" which was what i was looking 4..i wanted my rear wheel lip at the top of the tire without air pressure.and can adjust from there,,the pics show a before and after height..just 4 fun i aired up the shocks and can raise it 2 inches above the tire  .wiil run it 4 now with the airs and go from there,10lbs pressure just to preload them..hhhmmm,air bag ride??  all the springs r seasoned so in theory it should stay there..total cost with prothane bushings,,,35.00 bushings,55.00 shackle,,45.00 e-body 318 springs..blood and beer,,priceless..not to mention my time on vacation this week..   

didn't trust the aftermarket springs that says,+1,+2,+3 above stock..whats stock?did not want to end up with the skyjacker look so i figured if i do it this way i can dial my height..

i think it will settle abit once i take it down the road,but the airs r still there just in case but i think very little air pressure will be involved,,should be no more pressure on the shock mounts than standard..

thanks to chryco,,suggestions,,and shelbydogg,thread..
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=44537.15

the bottom pic shows the ride height with 125 lbs pressure air shock..now its there static..

[high perf mopar]

FYI,,anyone trying to avoid the butt drag look u can run 1" longer shackles without hitting the rear valance or any sheet metal mods.1/4" clearance shackle to valance.. tried 5" ctr to ctr shackles,passenger side was good but the drivers hit the valance panel..3 1/2" is stock ctr to ctr.

with 1 xtra leaf and the 4 1/2" shackles (home built) on stock springs i gained 2" lift..wheel lip at top of the tire..barely..right where i think these cars look the best..none racing application..but could get it on..

[Chryco Psycho]

 

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Nice stance. 

[high perf mopar]

thanks..your suggestion 4 the 2nd long leaf and 7 leaf pack worked..

[high perf mopar]

Nice stance. 

its getting there..looking forward to getting it out of the garage after all the work that has been done,,,1st car show will be mopar alley june ohlone college..solid roller baby!!!!here i come.

[MizzouRT]

I really like how the black vinyl, billboards, spoiler, & shaker work with the blue.  Very sharp!

[Changin Gears]

I've never really liked the stock stance, your's look great.  The black and blue colors might be my favorite also.

[high perf mopar]

thanks guys,,the black and blue combo does work with a little chrome and polished aluminum bling,bling for good measure.had the painted mirrors on it 1st when it left the body shop but they didn't pop like these do..finding quality originals was quite the treasure hunt...

[Chryco Psycho]

The double long leaf seems to work & give about the right amount of lift .
 looks good should ride well too 

[high perf mopar]

The double long leaf seems to work & give about the right amount of lift .
 looks good should ride well too 

yeah,,im thinking about some good shocks to enhance the ride quality now..bilstien's??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221175217783?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

??have some cheap KYB's here but i was not impressed with the ride,,

[Chryco Psycho]

Edelbrock , QA1 , Bilstein , there is a thread on another high end shock now too
Never been impressed with the KYB
You may improve traction by not have the spring clamps on the rear section of the springs , front only

[challengermaniac]

Very nice, although I dislike air shocks in any format.  Another option would have been to re-arch" your original springs which is what I had done and it worked well.

[ShelbyDogg]

Nothing like getting rid of a saggy butt without costing lots of money.    Nice car, by the way!

[high perf mopar]

Edelbrock , QA1 , Bilstein , there is a thread on another high end shock now too
Never been impressed with the KYB
You may improve traction by not have the spring clamps on the rear section of the springs , front only

not clamping the rear of  springs??now u tell me,,lol..i was wondering why at mopars at the strip i seen a gray 67 R/T dodge on the track with his springs separated out back on the launch.looked like a magazine that was all rolled up and the edges of the paper were separating...1 could not miss it..