leaf spring question

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• Oct 7, 2004

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my leaf springs on my 67 are worn out and i would like to replace them but i dont know which ones i should get? im mostly concerned about the height of the car more than their performance. i dont want the rear to sit to high but also dont want it to low. does anybody have any pictures of their cars and could u tell me what kind of springs u are using?
thanks

 

Jester67

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• Oct 7, 2004

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I am very interested in this as well I am going to be installing the GW UCA and I wont to have the car level so would that be standard, mid eye or reverse?

 

allcarfan

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• Oct 7, 2004

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go with the mid eyes first. Let them settle after a few thousand miles. If your car still sits high, buy a set of lowering blocks for about $30. You can cut them as tall or short as you like until you get the height you want. ONce you cut though, you cant put material back

 

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03SHKR

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• Oct 9, 2004

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A couple years ago. I replaced the rear leafs in my 67 fastback. I bought the high lift springs from Canadian Mustang. They were suppose to raise the car an extra 1" in the rear. In reality, the back may be up about 1/2" inch; and maybe not that much.

All in all, I happy with them. If you want to see some pics of the car, I have a link in my sig line. It's the read 67.

 

Hack

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• Oct 11, 2004

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http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=506466

Check out this thread, and try a search on the forum. In my opinion, you should just rebuild your current spring pack to get the height you want. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm always looking for ways to save money.

Also, if you do it this way, you'll get just the height you want.

 

HistoricMustang

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• Oct 13, 2004

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Consider going with the reverse eye. This is what I have on my '65. A good ride heigth and they help the car to handle better because of the geometry. i.e. spring leaf goes over the top of the mounting point rather than the center or bottom.

Give Mustangs Plus a call on your model for the correct spring.

HistoricMustang
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