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I clamp the front segment, real tight. It all works pretty good.

Did any of you guys ever have problems with the rear shocks seeming to bend at the bottom, where it is even with the axle housing? Mine have been dimpling there for years, but it doesn't seem to make much difference. Does anyone know if there is a cure for that?

I've been using this setup for thirty years....I'm satisfied, but I've wondered if there is a cure for the bent shock housings.

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If your bending the shock at the axle tube point thats
from the pinion winding up too far(bottom of the
shock is rolling under the axle housing)... you
can space the shock back some to gain clearance but
you should control the wind up better

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Mr P Body if I understand the more ridgid I get the front the better. I will add the clamps when I move in the leaf springs, now for the pinion angle do I keep it at -3 to -5 or go to a more -1 like for a monoleaf. Right now I have a positive angle and understand its wrong and that could be a Hudge part of the problem. This is what I will plan to do with your suggestions.

1 add clamps(Bolt on Bolt off)
2 move leafs into frame rails
3 redo pinion angle to -1 to -5 degrees
4 get a set of Rancho adjustable shocks from calvert
5 possibly return the slider boxs unless you feel they will help with seperation at launch.

I know all cars are different but for the most part a ss spring is a ss spring car.

Any thoughts?? and Mr P Body I enjoy watching you run at Ubly and Milan.

Thanks and any other comments from any others are welcome.

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You got most of it... I never used the slider blocks
so I cant say about them..... like you said, all
cars react slightly differently so its a trial
and error process as to how much clamping VS how
much shock control... also try to get the front of
the car set up so it moves freely with some light
shocks(easy to extend)
EDIT
Also get the pinion nose down about 5* in relation
to the drive shaft (or you can do it in relation to
the trans tailshaft... I'm not doing to get into
the big pinion angle debate as to which way to do it)

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durring this process, once the clamps are on should I shag the pinion snubber or keep it. Right now at rest it is 1 inch from the floor. I have the adjustable kind, I see some many guys eliminating that from the rear. I aways thought it was almost a requirement with ss springs?? this is why I am not the expert, but oh am I learning

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Yeah you can save the snubber in your collector pile,
if the springs do their work properly the body will
lift before the pinion ever gets near the floor pan