69 Charger rear suspension stance

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 31, 06 11:37 am

My car sits kind of high in the rear, it looks like it has had bigger leaf springs put in but I would prefer a lower stance. Can I achieve the stance of this lovely General Lee by changing my leaf springs and tyre combination? At present I have 235/75R15's on the rear and the springs you see in the pictures.

Can any one tell me what springs I should have? Model number prehaps?

I apologise if this is another rookie question.

DaveMadders · Post by **DaveMadders** » Thu Aug 31, 06 12:27 pm

Rear tyres should be 275/60x15 for starters.

DaveMadders · Post by **DaveMadders** » Thu Aug 31, 06 12:28 pm

That would lower it about an inch.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 31, 06 1:28 pm

Cheers,

I believe I also want 235/60r15's on the front, is that correct?

DaveMadders · Post by **DaveMadders** » Thu Aug 31, 06 4:51 pm

A million people will shoot me down but I use 225/70x15 up front or 235/70x15 dependant on offset of wheel.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Aug 31, 06 5:20 pm

Spot on Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 31, 06 6:24 pm

Using smaller tyres on there will only open up the gap between tyre and wheel arch lip and the car will look even more jacked up. What rear hangers are on there, are they long ones? Using shorter ones will bring the body down a bit.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 31, 06 9:06 pm

DrogoBroadband wrote:Using smaller tyres on there will only open up the gap between tyre and wheel arch lip and the car will look even more jacked up. What rear hangers are on there, are they long ones? Using shorter ones will bring the body down a bit.

Good point Dave.BTW,I would kill for those springs if there arched like that,didn't realise those hoosier 295/60/15s are a whopping 29" tall.

NaughtyAlan · Post by **NaughtyAlan** » Thu Aug 31, 06 10:41 pm

How big do you want to go Adam.
Got any tyers for sale.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Sep 01, 06 12:02 am

Yea Yea Yea.Got a shedfull & I'm NOT joking.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Fri Sep 01, 06 12:56 am

DaveMadders wrote:A million people will shoot me down but I use 225/70x15 up front or 235/70x15 dependant on offset of wheel.

I have 275/60/15 on the rear with 8.5x15 rim
fronts are 225/70/15 on with 7x15 rim

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Sep 01, 06 1:06 am

Rebel wrote:
DaveMadders wrote:A million people will shoot me down but I use 225/70x15 up front or 235/70x15 dependant on offset of wheel.
I have 275/60/15 on the rear with 8.5x15 rim
fronts are 225/70/15 on with 7x15 rim

You must have those torsion bars torqued up to clear those front arches especialy when hard cornering.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Fri Sep 01, 06 2:07 am

erm, er, you've lost me there

As far as I know, the front suspension is all standard, I do know that the geometry needs checking / setting though (not investigated that far yet). All I did was fit the wheels and check that nothing rubbed anywhere before taking it out on the street. There's more space than is showing in that pic, this one might help

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Sep 01, 06 8:09 am

Sorry for the thread Hijack, but I do like that car o yours Reb, and those wheels really suit it.

Rebel · Post by **Rebel** » Fri Sep 01, 06 10:36 am

Thanx Clivey