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Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? #1491096
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Trying to get a ride height that I like on my Challenger. Original 318 leafs had sagged, Super Stocks were way too high and lopsided, Mopar XHD seem just as low as my sagging originals.

I have heard ESPO makes good stuff, but they come in +1 +2 arches. Does anyone have pics of their difference heights installed? Any other recommendations?

I want to make this the last spring swap I have to do. Application will be street with maybe an occasional track run at shows. Mostly I need a couple inches ground clearance back with my side exhaust and high cap transmission pan. Tired of dragging them over speed bumps.


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Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: Michael Ecks] #1491097
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Have you tried to get your springs re-arched?

I know of several people that have had good luck with just re-arching their springs.

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: Cooda] #1491098
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not a T/A, but my AAR with the original leaf springs measured 28.25" from ground to center of wheel opening. This is with G60 rubber.

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: Cooda] #1491099
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Quote:

Have you tried to get your springs re-arched?

I know of several people that have had good luck with just re-arching their springs.




i am looking for the exact same answer concerning height on aar/ta. i am at 25 inches to the wheel well, on a 275/60/15 tire, same as BEFORE i had the 6 leaf packs re-arched. there was supposedly 2 extra inches of height in them, none of which i saw once weight was back on them. tired of a saggy bum too, and dragging my side pipes as well......

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: KillerCuda] #1491100
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This is the reason I won't go the re-arch path. I did a lot of reading up on it and there seem to be two methods of re-arching springs. The cheap way is to put extra bend in them with an press, I've read and heard this extra arch goes away very quickly. The other way is to take them apart put in bends with a press in each leaf and re-heat treat them all, which adds up to way more labor than a new pair of springs.

KillerCuda, I'm going to put this thread in the suspension forum and see if anyone reading that has a better idea.


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Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: Michael Ecks] #1491101
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The springs that were on My 72 when I bought it years ago are #3402344, 5 1/2 leafs. They gave the car a nice rake roughly 1 to 1 1/2" higher in the rear. Maybe with the # you could find the specs on them.

Gary.

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: Michael Ecks] #1491102
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Super Stocks were way too high and lopsided, Mopar XHD seem just as low as my sagging originals.




I disagree with the super stocks being way too high. and lop-sided I have a set on my 72. The car sits level in the back and has a nice rake to it. Gotta watch which front spring hole you use on the hanger otherwise it will be high.

I originally went the XHD and was also disappointed. Those are junk.

See the attached pic...These are super stocks on the car.

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Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: PLUM_72] #1491103
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I bought the espo 1 inch for my T/A and AAR . They work great .

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: FY1TA] #1491104
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I bought the espo 1 inch for my T/A and AAR . They work great .




could you please tell me what tire you are running, and how many inches to the center of the wheel well you are at? thank you!

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: Michael Ecks] #1491105
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I believe ESPO makes standard ride height springs and that's what you need if you want original ride height for a TA.

I have 2 set's of ESPO 1" over and will go stock height next time. 1" over messes up the handling on the street and I get my "rake" with bigger tires in the rear.
I would think you would want your TA to handle well?

Both cars in my signature have them on it since 2005 and they are holding up well.

Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: KillerCuda] #1491106
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I run Polyglas G60-15s .

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Re: Which e-body springs closest to original T/A height? [Re: FY1TA] #1491107
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I run Polyglas G60-15s .



looking good!
could you please tell me what your center of wheel well height from the ground is? i believe those tires are almost 27 inches tall, i just need a good comparison to check against my setup. thank you so much for the info!

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