Custom Leaf Spring Bracket

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Fri Jun 01, 12 12:51 pm

I just want to test the water to see if there is a market for custom front leaf spring brackets to lower and raise the height of the rear end.

Option 1 will offer 2 inch lower position and 1 inch higher position.
Option 2 will offer 2 inch lower position and 2 inch higher position.

Can people let me know if there is any interest a I can get a better price having multiples water jet.

They will be around £80 a pair to your door.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Jun 01, 12 1:09 pm

That's a superb idea Anton, simple and straightforward and will be a great help to those with tyre clearance issues as well.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Jun 01, 12 1:12 pm

Did a similar thing myself with my offset A-Body front spring hangers.

gmopar59 · Post by **gmopar59** » Fri Jun 01, 12 1:25 pm

sounds good Anton, would they be suitable for an A body? gerry

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Fri Jun 01, 12 1:43 pm

Anton

PMed you A body and Aussie RT dimensions

might help with jerrys request

Dave

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Fri Jun 01, 12 3:05 pm

For that price that is a good deal , they do make those but they only have 2 adjustments, and yours has more options,

I wonder why nobody has made these after all these years

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Fri Jun 01, 12 4:17 pm

the aussies had em on the RT cars

designed them into 400 or so cars to get em homologated for
saloon car racing, not much use for oval or drag raceing in their opinion but handy addition to the toolkit for road and track ...now mighty popular if you can find em for tweaking ride height when combined with blocks and or wedges on the spring purches

they had 2 or 3 holes.

1 caused understeer one caused over steer and 1 was just right

but which setting caused which was heavily dependent on shocks tyres alignment, front end height setting, and how thick your front torsion bars are...

aussie series production racing didn't allow rear anti sway unless it was standard fitment Cry/aus testing proved they just made the car more likley to spin out so they went with these front of spring adjusters and heavy duty armstrong shocks. seemingly that inch or two adjustmnet made all the difference when driving on the edge or at least drving with the back end hanging out....

but as i say still a popular addition to Aussie Mopars for both asthetic and handling reasons

one of the first press/demo cars had one side set high and one side set low and it caused a bit of bad press until they realised

Dave

pete walton · Post by **pete walton** » Fri Jun 01, 12 7:35 pm

Its already out there Anton

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Fri Jun 01, 12 8:23 pm

gmopar59 wrote:sounds good Anton, would they be suitable for an A body? gerry

If I had access to an a-body I can check it it can be done.
Does anyone know if the a-body and b-body are different??

DaveBishop · Post by **DaveBishop** » Fri Jun 01, 12 8:26 pm

I am sure that they are the same its just the springs that are shorter. Blue would know

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Fri Jun 01, 12 8:36 pm

ANTON wrote:
gmopar59 wrote:sounds good Anton, would they be suitable for an A body? gerry
If I had access to an a-body I can check it it can be done.
Does anyone know if the a-body and b-body are different??

Dodge B body hangers are one inch longer than Plymouth B body hangers. That's why the wheelbase is longer on a Dodge.
I would bet A body hangers are different still.

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Fri Jun 01, 12 9:09 pm

Mick70RR wrote:
ANTON wrote:
gmopar59 wrote:sounds good Anton, would they be suitable for an A body? gerry
If I had access to an a-body I can check it it can be done.
Does anyone know if the a-body and b-body are different??
Dodge B body hangers are one inch longer than Plymouth B body hangers. That's why the wheelbase is longer on a Dodge.
I would bet A body hangers are different still.

Mick thanks for the bit of info.
A simple adjustment of the CAD programme and I can make them one inch longer for Plymouths too and one I know what is need for an A-body I can make them too.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Jun 02, 12 9:11 am

Yes, there are several different front spring hangers and 2 bolt hole sizes on the various models, and then the ones for super stock springs as well. Sorry I don't have all the details to hand.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Mon Jun 04, 12 10:16 am

If you are going to do them then do the spring hanger reinforcing plates as well, they would be very easy to make (flat piece of metal with holes in). Dunno how many you'd sell but if you can make them cheaper than importing them from the US or knocking up you own (i.e the time it would take) then might be worth you considering

dustymopar · Post by **dustymopar** » Sun Mar 30, 14 9:24 am

To get around my ride height issue and to mock-up preparation for a axle swop, I had contacted Anton to get a pair of hangers made.

They are very well made and are an exact fit. There is plenty of adjustment so has allowed me to set the height I want - thanks Anton