Mopar Suspension

[Bill Edgeworth]

Originally Posted by GTX JOHN

Chris:
Our Mopars with leaf springs ( prior to Calvert Bars ), due to shortness of front
leaf segment and pinion angle, often looked like an elevator when they left the line.
The short/stiff front spring segment worked like a traction bar. A lot of the time
racers would remove all the rear clamps (Behind Axle Housing) which made the
rear springs separate and feather out. For safety you should probably have
the bottom spring clamped to at least second spring. I loved all the monkey motion,
BUT Calverts are much lighte/adjustable/resistant to marginal track surfaces!
Looking forward to seeing you again.

John Irving

John,
Maybe you can answer this; I seem to recall back when I had my Challenger about 25 years ago Direct Connection made a new front spring box that allowed the use of the SS springs that had shorter front segments than the stock springs.
Does this sound correct? I wonder if something like that would be an easy option for Chris if he can’t just bolt in a spring from an A, B, or E body?
He could maybe make new spring boxes for shorter springs??

[GTX JOHN]

There were several different spring boxes available from Mopar to adapt

the 20" segment SS Springs to Different Bodies. Most of the other cars had

around 22 to 24 inch front segment. However, I do not remember anything

specifically C Body. I do not think any advantage to shorter spring other than

to use the better engineered SS spring at that Time. We now use longer

springs with the Calvert combo, as John prefers longer front segment.

You can get most of the benefit of the SS springs on a budget by taking

all separators out of springs and clamping all front spring segment individual

springs to the next spring up and softening rear segment.

Unless you just love the cool elevator action!!

[Phillip marvetz]

Originally Posted by Bill Edgeworth

John,
Maybe you can answer this; I seem to recall back when I had my Challenger about 25 years ago Direct Connection made a new front spring box that allowed the use of the SS springs that had shorter front segments than the stock springs.
Does this sound correct? I wonder if something like that would be an easy option for Chris if he can’t just bolt in a spring from an A, B, or E body?
He could maybe make new spring boxes for shorter springs??

That is what I was saying. Mancini sells a bunch of different lenght spring mounts. My F body springs should work in a C body with the right mounts.

[Mark Maez]

let's cut the front end off and graft a B-body front end on it, and shorten the wheelbase at the same time. No sense in doing anything if you cant over complicate it right?...lol

[Phillip marvetz]

Originally Posted by Mark Maez

let's cut the front end off and graft a B-body front end on it, and shorten the wheelbase at the same time. No sense in doing anything if you cant over complicate it right?...lol

Well at least you don't want to put a mustang II front end in it. :-)