Sag in rear?
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Sag in rear?
New to the Vette world. My dad left me his 76 Vette and I just installed new rear leaf. Still sags, What can I do to lift the back of this car an inch or so?
Thanks Mike in Ct.
Thanks Mike in Ct.
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Im a little confused. I bought new bolt kit for rear the leaf (standard length) witch measure 8"s then looking in the catalog it list long bolt kit at 8"s for lower ride hieght. Did they send me the wrong bolts? Part# says they are standard lenght.
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It's been a while since I replaced those bolts but the ones I took off I think were 6 & 7/8", the truck replar shop had 7" and they were grade 8 but no holes for a cotter pin so I used 2 nuts. Point is shorter bolts will bring the body up. PG.
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The originals are 6" and on my car at the moment.
These are 8" and in my basement inventory or storage pile as Mike said. You can see there is a lot of thread for adjustment. But I simply do not need it. Where did they come from? I can't remember. It was from some company at Carlisle years ago.
These are 8" and in my basement inventory or storage pile as Mike said. You can see there is a lot of thread for adjustment. But I simply do not need it. Where did they come from? I can't remember. It was from some company at Carlisle years ago.
Last edited by Paul L; Sep 13, 2009 at 04:14 PM.
