Thanks for all of the comments, guys. It looks like I'll need the longer front hangers - and also longer shocks, from what I'm seeing. Steve C. - is that the old DC Bible you're referring to? I have that too - an excellent resource. Dave --- On Fri, 11/20/09, Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: Rear Springs > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 3:28 PM > > Mo, > Double check that dimension - IIRC the > front segments on superstock > springs are 20" - thus the longer hangers are available for > bodies with > longer front segments... > > According to the old DC Race Manual the > 62-63 Body cars had 20" > front segments (SS springs should be a bolt-in) and the > '64-'65 B-Bodies had > 21" front segments (can you say "2% car"?). A-Bodies > had the 20" front > segment as well. I think the intent of the 2" longer > hangers was for the > '66-up cars, E-Bodies, etc. > > Double check all this... As I get older > the information fades... > > SC > > -----Original Message----- > From: MO ( Steve Mick) [mailto:micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 3:48 PM > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Rear Springs > > > Dave, I am getting ready to do the same thing. Here is what > I find so far: > The SS springs are about 2" shorter than our 62-65 B body > stock springs> You > can get a 2" extended front spring hanger that bolts > in. It has two sets of > holes for the front eye bolt , I would guess to set your > ride height. > People I have talked to say they ride fine for the street. > My bet is you > could tell the difference on a 400 mile roadtrip! My debate > is, to have new > HD stock springs made locally and use Cal-Trac adjustable > traction bars--or > to use SS springs...........................MO > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave64" <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 9:38 AM > Subject: Rear Springs > > > > > > I'm going to be swapping a different rearend into my > '64 Belvedere > > (2D, > > HT) in the spring. While I'm at it, I'd like to > replace the rear springs. > > > I'm thinking about installing a set of new super stock > springs, but > > I'd like to get feedback from you guys who have done > this. Are they a > > bad idea for a street car? What other options > may be better? I'm > > looking to get the ride hight up a little. Even > new stock springs > > would probably get it up a bit higher than the 45 year > old ones that > > are on it now, but I'm thinking something more > substantial than stock > > may be the way to go. I don't plan to make the > car into a heavy duty > > strip car, but occasional 1/4 mile activity will be in > it's future. > > I've read that some guys think the ride height is too > high with ss > springs, and others think it's just fine. > > All opinions are welcome and appreciated. > Thanks! > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car > transactions and > > negotiations as well as other personal messages only > to the intended > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will > > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail > and fine tune > > the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car > transactions and negotiations > as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to > the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your privacy, > reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar > topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > >