RE: How best to raise back end?

["Hall, Ricky L" <ricky.l.hall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My wagon had the coil over shocks on it - Gramps must have put them on himself back in the '80's..........  Did no harm - but did no good either in this millennia.

New springs raised her back up and corrected a side to side list..........


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From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 65
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 11:37 AM
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Subject: Re: How best to raise back end?

All you guys that poo-poo air shocks....can you explain the difference between coil-over shocks holding the car up and and air shocks holding the car up? Both put the same "pressure" on the shock mount
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From: Steve Mick <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:07:09 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: How best to raise back end?

I agree with Herb  100%--Do not do extended shackles.  Bach in the raised rear days, guys would do the shackles route and  that would result in the shocks being fully extended to the limit --next thing would be springs that were straight or arched down.  If you have strong upper shock mount, the adjustable spring over shocks  would probably work.
.................................MO

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 1:31 AM, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>     All long shackles will do is exacerbate your springs demise quickly.
> Stay away from them, probably the reason they are hard to find, I'm sure.
> Re-arch or replace are the best & safest options for your spring 
> issue.  I have had good luck having my springs rebuilt and others on 
> here not so much.
>
> There are other options such as air shocks or air bags but all they do 
> is cover up the problem.  Air shocks have been the cause of many a 
> broken shock mount because the shock mounts were never designed to 
> carry the weight of the car, just the shock.  But both are viable 
> options if that is the path you want to take, but both were designed 
> to assist the spring in caring excess weight not to replace the springs job.
>
> Again stay away from long shackles.
>
>
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>  *From:* Wade's '62 Sport Fury <dwadelawrence@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Date:* 6/21/2015 11:38:38 PM
> *To:* 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* How best to raise back end?
>
> My '62 Sport Fury sits low in the back end by at least 2-3 inches, I'm 
> assuming because the leaf springs might be worn out?  We are thinking 
> about getting leaf springs re-arc'd (there is a guy in Great Falls MT 
> that does it), or perhaps putting on a longer rear spring shackle.  I 
> looked on-line for a longer shackle but didn't immediately see one.  
> Any thoughts on where a guy could get a longer shackle, or whether 
> it's better to have springs re-arc'd?  Thanks - Wade
>
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