Suspension Question

Geerhead55 · 04-23-2010, 08:56 PM

I picked up a 68' Nova a few years back and it has an old school ladder bar/leaf spring setup with floaters to prevent binding. Don't know who built it, but it works great planting the rears and pulling the fronts about 6-8 inches off the ground.
I'm running a flat top 355/Glide combo with 4:88s and a 10.5x29.5 Phoenix tire and my 60ft. times are between 1.47-1.50 with a transbrake.
I know a lot of stockers run the Slide-A-Link bars, but I don't know if they work well with the mono springs. I've seen them work better with the multis. Even Cal-Tracs own split monos are thicker and stronger than the factory stuff that will still wrap up with any traction device that "hits" behind the spring eye.
Good luck with your ride...................Danny Durham

04-23-2010, 08:56 PM	#1
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Suspension Question I picked up a 68' Nova a few years back and it has an old school ladder bar/leaf spring setup with floaters to prevent binding. Don't know who built it, but it works great planting the rears and pulling the fronts about 6-8 inches off the ground. I'm running a flat top 355/Glide combo with 4:88s and a 10.5x29.5 Phoenix tire and my 60ft. times are between 1.47-1.50 with a transbrake. I know a lot of stockers run the Slide-A-Link bars, but I don't know if they work well with the mono springs. I've seen them work better with the multis. Even Cal-Tracs own split monos are thicker and stronger than the factory stuff that will still wrap up with any traction device that "hits" behind the spring eye. Good luck with your ride...................Danny Durham