[jamaca85]

besides changing the leafs in the rear end of my 70 firebird, would a shock change help in raising the rear of the car? so if i went from a shock with a 13.5 compressed length to a 14.5, would that increase the height in the back by an inch? the car already has new leafs in the back and extenders on the shocks. thanks

[tjs72lemans]

Spings hold the car up not shocks. So, you don't really want to use shocks to raise the rear. I do believe there are ways to do that though with a stiffer ride. Like using coil over shocks. Or using leaf spring shackle extension accessories.

[jamaca85]

thanks

[leeklm]

Not an ideal way to raise the rear, but air shocks would do it, especially if you were only looking for a half inch or so. You will certainly "feel the road " if you went this route.

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[JLMounce]

Raising the rear requires shackle extensions on a Firebird. Raising the rear may however require a longer shock. It’s not the shock doing the work though.

Raising the rear is a bandaid approach to fixing a tire run issue however. Get a couple passengers in the back and you’ll be right back to the main issue. The solution is a properly sized wheel/tire package with correct backspacing for your car.