Hotchkis leaf springs sagg brand-new

If you ordered the rearend directly from Strange, the spring perch to pinion angle will not be correct for a "stock" A-body. Unless you specified otherwise, Strange installs the default perch/pinion angle at 7 degrees positive, which is correct for an E-body but 2 degrees farther up when installed in an A-body.

To further compound the problem, because you installed a T-56 transmission, you can not confirm your pinion angle or driveline angle, until you measure every thing correctly.

You can install stock A-body front hangers and shackles and reset the pinion angle based on the transmission centerline NOT to the ground, NOR to the driveshaft.

In other words, AFTER you correct the hangers and shackles, when the vehicle is resting on its suspension, make the pinion parallel to the transmission as a base-line, then roll the pinion downward 2 degrees and reweld or shim your perches. The result is a true 2 degree negative pinion angle.

Thanks DoctorDiff, VERY informative! I had told strange the application of the diff along with the spring perch width, but i did not specify a pinion angle, so it probably is at the E bodys spec...

I had used an angle finder on the output of the transmission (both a-833 before and t56 after) so i feel that end should be as though it is stock. Assuming that the shackles are an issue and make an improvement, couldnt i find the pinion angle as-is and adjust it to be at 5 deg without putting stock hangers on?

Ive been swamped with school and work, but i just ordered a set of "stock" mopar shackles to be next day aired to me for the weekend. On the Hotchkis side, they have been very helpful and have made it a priority now, so we'll see what this weekend holds.