Installing a new rear end and super stock springs in a 67 Barracuda. The axle seems to be rotated so its higher in the front than the rear. Shouldn't it be the other way? Did I somehow install the springs backward? It doesn't seem right.
Ok thanks. The Right Stuff brake instructions are not so great.
yeah, see if you can swap sides. I dont think the bleeder can accept the pressure line with that caliper. bummer
No, there's only one way to install them.Do the springs look like they are backward or no?
Have you tried the rear end without the lowering blocks? They might be causing your pinion angle to be off.Do the springs look like they are backward or no?
I'll take a look at that. It's just so much higher than I thought it would be. This pic is with the lowering blocks.Have you tried the rear end without the lowering blocks? They might be causing your pinion angle to be off.
I'll tell ya something buddy. WHERE did you get those springs? Having high arched springs and then having to use that much lowering block is NO WAY to build a car. OldManMopar pointed this very thing out the other day.....lowering blocks create leverage against the spring, and torque on the axle is going to cause magnified rotation under power.
Where did you buy the springs and were they a b!tch to install?
Large lowering blocks can play hell with pinion angles and reaction distances, as well as movement. As the rear wraps up on launch, it can actually move rearwards- the pivot point is actually where it mounts to the spring, so when it tries to rotate it rotates around the axis of the mount; in this case the bottom of the lowering blocks; moving the whole axle housing rearwards. Along with the pinion rotation, this can effectively move your rear u joint backwards several inches. Housing movement can cause havoc with rear tire to wheel well clearance, especially if you factor in tire growth into the mix. Pinion/u joint movement can pull your slip yoke rearward, and if you have a couple inches of movement, I wouldn't trust slip joint engagement- especially if you get ANY amount of wheel hop. And the taller the blocks, the more exagerated the movement is.Have you tried the rear end without the lowering blocks? They might be causing your pinion angle to be off.
I noticed that too.Your first pic looks like you've got some frame rust issues to deal with before you go any further, too.
getting interesting now. need to pull them and measureSummit lists them as fitting a bodies?
Mopar Performance Competition Leaf Springs P3690461
If you still have your old springs, measure the length on them. Compare to the new ones.
I bought them from another guy who had a Barracuda also...I looked up the number and other people seemed to have installed these in A bodies before so I thought it would be OK. Its just not right though and has taken me so much time to fit. It doesn't seem like they are long enough either. The rear shackles aren't at the right angle. Other people have said the springs will relax over time when I show them pics but I don't think so anymore. Anyone have some standard height springs they want to sell? Heh.Where did you buy the springs and were they a b!tch to install?