new leafs
 

hey guys, i think its time to get new leafs for my charger, looks like the Orginal ones, and as you can see the car is "lowish" at the rear, to low to let me get bigger wheels on ! Wich Leaf springs would you recommend? i was looking on some Mopar Performance Competition Leaf Springs, but wich load i dont know, it goes from 3800 lb to 2800 lb, i want raise the rear, but not like a drag racer. hope some can assist me here or know what to expect as lift height , some said he raised hes rear with 2.5 in with 3800 lb, sounds abit much?

thanks in advance

Jesper

J -

Spend the extra money and go to Firmfeel.com and just send the guys there a pic of your car and tell them how you want it to sit.
That's what I did and it worked out really well.

Archer

I have to agree, you have a specific look you want and that car deserves the best you can give it, I wouldn't guess. Talk to the experts.

If you are on a budget, here are some options for you....

https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...ersistYmm=true

but the problem is that im from Denmark in Europe ! i dont think the majority of US shops takes in orders from over here sadly :/ its the pain to live here and lovin these cars :(

Thanks for the help anyways :)

J -

I'm sure they'll send the springs over, but the size and weight may double the cost.
That you have to ask them.

The other option might be "cheating". A pair of Air Shocks will lift the rear and if you use separate lines, you can do a quick and dirty "tune" to preload one side before a race. (Heck, I still have the two Schrader valves next to my license plate ... just sayin...)

What you don't want are super stock springs on a street car.

Archer

well that's one man's opinion, I can think of at least six STREET cars that have SS springs. I have them on my Plymouth with no complaints and its run 1.40 sixty foot times.
I'd pass on the air shock idea, I have Ford that for years there was no rear springs available for it so I pulled the springs apart and used the main leaf but added a second ( eyes removed) then added leaves as I saw fit with the shortest leaf from a Dodge half ton pick up, it worked like a traction bar. I made clamps from 3/8 aluminum bar stock and it worked great. The car now has a Caltrack monoleaf suspension on it.
I'm not saying that you should build your own springs from parts from a salvage yard but you can.

If that is the case.... Cant get parts in your area..... Go to your local Big Truck Spring repair shop and see how much to build you new springs... a Truck Spring repair shop will be able to get you where you need to be on how you want the car to sit....
Keep us posted. Cheers

Iowan -

You can make almost anything work, there's just a heck of difference between a dedicated race car and a practical street car. Unfortunately, a lot of that difference gets blurred these days. I believe SS springs preset the preload and require additional bracketing changes to install. Yes, I know people who have done it, just doesn't make sense for a cruiser, IMHO. BTW - a lot of people said the air shocks weren't a good idea, unfortunately it worked really well. Only problem today is finding a good pair.

J -

I think Bob gave you the most practical idea if getting parts are going to be problematic.
If you go that route, I would suggest you do get new springs and not try to re-arc or build up the old ones.
Odds are not only have the old springs lost their arcs, but the mounting eyelets are out of round.
Only issue with a truck guy is that they might not know how much arc to give you the stance you want, so you may have to go back a few times.

Still email the guys at Firmfeel.com, it wouldn't cost you anything and they might have a few other ideas.

Archer

Like I said the SS are on STREET cars, I don't know what you don't understand? I don't know what didn't work for you or if you have any experience at all with them, and that's what I think. If I remember correctly the rear springs in your car now didn't fit and changes to the car had to be made to make them work.
There's a guy with a F body on moparts, gen 3, turbo 3800 lbs running low 9 high 8s street driving on stock springs with an added main leaf, I think his 60 ft times are 1.36.
Calvert is the way I would recommend now, they can adjust the ride height also.

I guy on B Bodies says he uses these with success.

https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...3120/overview/

I think they'd be worth a try.

Iowan -

Not exactly, or you're thinking about someone else. Only issue with the springs, thanks to Chrysler's infinite wisdom, using two different size rears on 74 B bodies, 1/2" different. The leaf eyes were warped and we couldn't get a real measurement until they were removed. Basically meant we had to reposition the perch 1/2". Having the ordered the right springs and it would have been a drop in. .

If you want to use SS springs on a street car, that's cool, or we may just have different ideas about what a driveable street car is.
Like I said, a lot of ways to go.

Archer

I assure you they're very drivable.