Hello all. About 10 months ago, i purchased a 73 pro-streeted hatchback nova rolling chassis. I finally drove it around town last night, and noticed that when i hit bumps, there is a violent sound in the rear-end like the frame is bottoming out. On the way home, one bump actually completely knocked my rear window out of the hatch, but i was able to stop slowly and recover it without it sliding into the road. Its tubbed in the rear and it sits so low that the frame sits only 1" above the leafs when on a level surface. Im sure that i will need to cut the shackles and put a 1"-2" block to space the leafs further down away from the tubular frame, right?
I would like to purchase this suspension kit from Hotchkis this week: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HSS-80013/ All bushings are worn out in the front and rear, and the car didnt come with a sway bar. But looking at the leafs today, they sure do seem long. Is it possible that the leaf springs' are from another car due to the tubbed rear end, and if i buy this kit, the springs wont work? Can anybody give my a center-to-center distance of some leaf springs that will fit my car? Any advice on the bottoming out situation would be appreciated too. Thanks guys.
I would like to purchase this suspension kit from Hotchkis this week: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HSS-80013/ All bushings are worn out in the front and rear, and the car didnt come with a sway bar. But looking at the leafs today, they sure do seem long. Is it possible that the leaf springs' are from another car due to the tubbed rear end, and if i buy this kit, the springs wont work? Can anybody give my a center-to-center distance of some leaf springs that will fit my car? Any advice on the bottoming out situation would be appreciated too. Thanks guys.