leaf spring basic setup

sandbracing

Newbie
Can anyone give me the basic setup for a leaf spring car>>>>>  has camaro front clip, was told to put #1300 spring rf and #1000 LF has afco shocks all the way around 1474 RF 1473 LF 1275 LR 1276 RR  i have extra shocks    1475,1473,1295,1277,1275 any help would be greatly appreciated
 

sandbracing

Newbie
3150# weight RR spring #175 LR 225 # had bad problem last yr car would push right up track in corners..no matter what we did....bought car in the middle of last yr...run at thundermountain..ran at fivemile and pen can and car did same thing....checked RF spring and found the #1000 and #1150 in the LF
 
Back when I ran in Pro Stock my car weighed 3000 and had a 1050 in RF and 900 in LF. Rear was same as yours. Are you sure the rear end is square. What are your ride heights?
 

sandbracing

Newbie
ok if i measured right the right side from frame rail to floor is roughly 8 in...left side is 4.5 to roughly 5in...this is kinda new to me never dealt with a ford 9in rear end ..it has sliders on the back of the leaf and has chrysler leafs
 

frontierjoe

Veteran
We have a camero chassis car, and we have 1100 rf - 900 lf and rears we are unsure of but similar setup anyways. 3300 lbs and she was tight. Just run the rear air pressure higher to make it loosen up for you. or you need to loose some weight in the rear. The  right rear is driving the car up the track being your tight off the corner. Did you gain stagger in the rear or did it close up. If your right rear is smaller than your left rear she'll drive you up the track off the turn. 
 

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