Leaf Spring Selection HELP?!?!?

I have about 14.25 inches on my 69.

I went from my original (presumably saggy) stock leafs to Maier racing 160lb 5 leafs, MID EYE and it sat about a inch lower than my originals.. I ended up making new shackles with holes about 1 and 1/8 further than the stock ones, which lifted it up almost back to original height.

This is on a 69.

I would guess thats about right. even though I lifted it 1 1/8, the change at the center of the wheel was only like .75 if I remember.. so probably closer to 13.5

All I know with those mid eyes in the back, my rear end was LOWER than the front end which had TCP's coil over setup on it which lowers the front roughly 1.5 inches.. I didnt like the stance at all, even after the shackles.. I have adjusted the coil overs to lower the front end a little more to give it a very very subtle rake and am happy with it now.

theres some pics of the stance here, Pictures by j69302 - Photobucket

I am happy with he stance now.. And those springs with the bilstien shocks made it MUCH better over the stock with KYB gas adjusts. Also the Maier springs have the 5th leaf on the front half of the spring so it acts like a traction bar. The springs alone got rid of all of my wheel hop.

Mustang Depot has some nice "race shackles" which are just extra thick, cad plated shackles. I bought those when I bought my springs but since I made my own I got rid of them.