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rear suspension bump #339259
06/06/09 01:11 AM
06/06/09 01:11 AM
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moprod Offline OP
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My rod has a great ride, until you hit a bump or rut in the road.
Smooth quiet ride on good roads, sounds terrible when you hit a bump.
It has leaf springs and new shocks. Would those helper springs on the shocks help? never used them before.


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Re: rear suspension bump [Re: moprod] #339260
06/06/09 01:22 AM
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Are the leafs stock ?

Re: rear suspension bump [Re: moplumber] #339261
06/06/09 01:55 AM
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yes, they are factory. To be honest I feel pretty sure they were checked out when the car was being built.

I did remove a leaf a couple of years ago because the car sat too high. This thing had 10 leafs in each spring.


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Re: rear suspension bump [Re: moprod] #339262
06/06/09 04:28 AM
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I would check for for a broken leaf? after 70 years of movement the springs are now flexing more or a bushing may be binding ? Thats where i would start.
I have a 37 dodge 4door and im gonna use toyota pu leaf assembly. any minitruck springs will work and can be bought cheap. And is an easy way to update your suspension

Re: rear suspension bump [Re: moplumber] #339263
06/07/09 10:12 PM
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Is your problem a suspension problem, or a body to frame or fenders to body issue? Lots of stuff to go different directions then come back together after a bump back there. Gene

Re: rear suspension bump [Re: poorboy] #339264
06/08/09 12:51 PM
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I will get it on a rack and chek things out , again. Some good points ,thanks.


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