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Old 05-05-2012, 02:20 PM   #24
bigboybodry
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Re: need help with my suspension 1970 gmc

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Originally Posted by Marv D View Post
?,, is that with you in the seat?

I'm no suspension expert for sure, especially with the leverages and way the stock suspension works. But the bias on roughly 55/45 is better than I would hope for. She's 'portly' for sure at 3950 but ought to be able to get it rotating to put that weight on the rear!

I doubt this helps, but I ran a 160"# spring and it was too soft and mushy for street driving even with a front sway bar. I found a set of 210"# springs and cut them down to the ride height I wanted. With the sway bar in urathane bushings with lots of lube, and the soft CE shocks,,, it works for my pile,, but were not talking apples and apples here either (4link and less power than you)
Yes that is with me in the seat 2 full nos bottles and a full tank of fuel. I even put the rear anti-roll in the bead above the rear axle because I know it wil be on before I take it back out.
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