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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Temple City
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Leaf spring sliders
I saw Roadkill Garage, and they put then on the Vanishing paint Challenger.
Are they good for a truck that only will haul around on stuff of the weekends? Or are the not set up for the pounding, and weight factor. Even if I accept all the bearing or bushing replacements they will entail. |
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Location: Hayes Va
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Re: Leaf spring sliders
The chryslers use a short shackle on the rear of the leaf spring and they tend to bind up under power. If you put super stock springs or other performance springs with a different rate you run out of shackle length and thats where the sliders came to be on the chryslers. It allows the spring to travel back as the arc comes out of the spring smoothly and with out bind to keep the car planted better. I have not seen one of our trucks run into spring bind at the shackle and really dont think the chrysler ones are intended for use under a truck.
Jimmy
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Carlos MN
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Re: Leaf spring sliders
A number of years ago I mini-tubbed a 67 Nova. I thought the offset shackles looked a little weird. The local dirt track stock car chassis builder talked me into the sliders and they worked great. I forget which springs I used. I did use his double adjustable shocks. I had drove the car for about 4 years and then sold it to make room for a new project.
Can't speak to the load capability. That will depend on the rear springs. |
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Land of fruits and nuts.
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Re: Leaf spring sliders
Matt Funkhauser makes a nice slider.
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