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35" rear segment E-body springs in B body...
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09/22/15 02:49 PM
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Can it be done? I've got a hand me down set of new E-body leafs with a 22" front segment and 35" rear segment?
I assume its all in the rear hanger? Can it be moved an inch more forward?
Last edited by AlexP; 09/22/15 02:50 PM.
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Re: 35" rear segment E-body springs in B body...
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/23/15 01:26 AM
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& keep tabs on driveshaft end play/flex hose length/rear shackle vertical hangars their angle when loaded/tire clearance. EDIT & pinion angle
Last edited by RapidRobert; 09/23/15 01:31 AM.
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Re: 35" rear segment E-body springs in B body...
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/23/15 11:59 AM
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actually they make a front hanger to allow it to work. andyf makes them I think and firm feel sells them. I have a set on my car to use ebody springs.
OR I suppose you could redrill your hangers to push the hole out 1 inch if there is enough meat. I assume we're talking a 66-70 B body here... If that is the case, I don't understand how that could work, if you adjusted for it in the front hanger you would be moving the wheels back 1 inch. Do you have a link for these hangers? OP there are kits to move your shackles forward 1 inch that are designed for using an A body S/S spring on a B body. This kit would do what you need and allow you to run the E body spring, but it requires cutting and welding. I'd suggest that you just get some B body springs.
Last edited by GTX MATT; 09/23/15 12:01 PM.
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Re: 35" rear segment E-body springs in B body...
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/24/15 04:05 PM
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I guess I wasn't thinking. I have a 65, and they make hangers to use ebody springs. I just forgot the 66 and up were totally different. he doesn't show any for 66 and up, just 62-65. Gotcha. That makes sense for a '65, the '65s use a 21 inch front segment and 35 inch rear segment I believe, so a shorter hanger would allow a 22 inch front segment with the 35 inch rear segment that both the '65 B and the E body uses.
Last edited by GTX MATT; 09/24/15 04:06 PM.
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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