Hooking up

The car is a 68 'cuda 340 rag. The frame is tied, I have adjustable drag shocks on order. The tire is MT drag radial 255/60/15. DOES ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE USING SPRING CLAMPS TO HELP THE HOOK? How many and where? I do not want to use ss spring for the height issue and cal tracs are too much for this season's budget. I was told to throw the pinion snubber in the nearest landfill.