Tires u are using
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Thanks for posting this thread and comments. I have a 13+ year old pair of 245/60/15 Eagle GTs on my 68.
I haven't taken them further than around the block and 2 miles to the shop. I am really thinking of going with the 225/70/15 tires.
I just changed to a fiberglass monospring and went with 10" bolts to get the height I had before. The problem with the 10" bolt is that the spring now rubs against the left rear tire.
When I raise the nut to get the spring away from the tire and inside the wheel, I end up with raising the rear end.
I haven't taken them further than around the block and 2 miles to the shop. I am really thinking of going with the 225/70/15 tires.
I just changed to a fiberglass monospring and went with 10" bolts to get the height I had before. The problem with the 10" bolt is that the spring now rubs against the left rear tire.
When I raise the nut to get the spring away from the tire and inside the wheel, I end up with raising the rear end.
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A typical problem with the monoleafs, i have herad that some remove the steel reinforcement in the ends of the blade and simply chop off a section of the fiberglass. Then they glue the steel back in place and ajust the hole for the bolt with a drill.
I replaced my monoleaf with the dualmount instead witch dont have that problem (or the long bolt problem).
I replaced my monoleaf with the dualmount instead witch dont have that problem (or the long bolt problem).
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A typical problem with the monoleafs, i have herad that some remove the steel reinforcement in the ends of the blade and simply chop off a section of the fiberglass. Then they glue the steel back in place and ajust the hole for the bolt with a drill.
I replaced my monoleaf with the dualmount instead witch dont have that problem (or the long bolt problem).
I replaced my monoleaf with the dualmount instead witch dont have that problem (or the long bolt problem).
Shouldn't be this difficult. The spring should be shorter.
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Jepp, the spring could be shorter.
The dualmount also offcourse have other fetures such as adjustable stiffness and i also think it is far less "spongy" than the centermounted one.
Here is the link for the VBP Dualmount:
http://www.vbandp.com/C2-C3-Corvette...t-1963-79.html
The dualmount also offcourse have other fetures such as adjustable stiffness and i also think it is far less "spongy" than the centermounted one.
Here is the link for the VBP Dualmount:
http://www.vbandp.com/C2-C3-Corvette...t-1963-79.html
Last edited by RickyBerg; Oct 27, 2012 at 12:21 AM.
