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increasing tire clearance in the rear with shock change
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
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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.
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thanks
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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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68 Firebird-- Street/Strip - 400/461 Eagle Forged Bottom End & Ross Flat top pistons. KRE 325 CFM D port, Ultradyne 263/271 @.050, .4267 lift. Crower Solid roller lifters and 1.65 stainless rockers. Quickfuel 1000 on Torker2 intake and 2" open spacer. Hedman 1.75" headers. TH400 w/brake. Ford 9" w/3.80 gears & 28x9 Hoosier pro bracket drag radial. Best ET: 1.35 60ft, 6.29 @ 107.20 mph, 9.99 @132.33 mph. 3,300 race weight |
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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.
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