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Old 09-30-2017, 09:44 AM   #22
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Default Re: Ladder bar leaf spring guys

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Originally Posted by jerry witzel View Post
On my 68 Camaro the front of the ladder bars are angled downward, it always leaves with the wheels up. The 66 Nova I used to own had the front of the bars angled up when I first bought it and it had no adjustments. I had a guy weld new brackets on it and angled the front of the bars downward. The first race with it like that it broke 1 rear shock and cracked both upper shock mounts. I was always under the impression that with them angled downward it would leave harder. I do know that front and rear ride height can really effect weight transfer.
if you tore up shocks and or brackets,, you were most likely either bottoming out or topping out the shock itself
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