Mopar Muscle Association UK

Hi, I know this might sound like a dumb question considering I have been working on cars for years, but what is the best / most cost efficient way of raising the rear suspension on my 74 Dart Swinger.

I am favouring for air shocks, but some have said the cheapest way is to get extended rear spring shackles.
I only want to raise it about 2 to 3 inches

Kev

Ahhhhhhhhh jack up kit

NEITHER! Both are bad practice.

Get the correct springs. or get your existing springs re tempered to the arch you require.

Fit a pair of Mono leaf springs, that will do it

Wil just hapens to sell them too!

My mate neil in Sunderland fitted a pair and they worked a treat. He has a thread on here about it showing the results.
They were if anything just a little too high at first but have settled to a perfect stance now.

sure did

http://www.moparuk.com/forums/viewtopic ... d17c8432ed

Mono's worked for me - just need a beam axle at the front now

These were an inch over stock - and the rest!!

my monos raised the car 2", thread to follow with pics later today!

Hi guys, just curious as to whats wrong with extended shackles

Because of the way rear springs are mounted the bushes tend to act like anti-roll bars. Which is why it is always good to fit poly bushes here.

This feature along with anti-squat control are optimised by the spring attatchment points.

"Lowering the rear mounts on shackles will de-arch the springs and effect chassis dynamics - almost always adversely" it says here in this book I am refering to.

"This negatve effect is caused by a progressive increase in the spring rate as the spring arch is reduced. This means the spring will get stiffer faster - usually causing instabillity".

Yes, as often seen on jack-the lads Cortina/ Capri in the late 1970s! Horrible handling.

Kev
Come round and have a look at my 74 Duster, that's got SS springs.
Mick