Well...I just got done replacing the front suspension on the 69 coupe car. It handles super and no hideous clunk when I turn sharply, the problem however, is that the front end is now taller than the rear by ~ 1" or more...I replaced the rear axle and upgraded to multileafs last year, but now I don't know what to do. :confused: Should I add something to the rear multi brackets (by the gas tank) to raise the body? Any replies would be appreciated guys ;)

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Dan the man we need to know more about what you did, bith front and back. Stock rubber, urthane, spring brand etc.

Just off the top of my head did you put the car back on the ground before tightening the front end down?

As the moon man it may be appropiate to throw a straight axle under the front end and some skinny tires and bring back the gasser look... :D

Well Dennis, I used a "stock rubber" replacement kit. The springs were indexed in their "pockets",
and I can't remember if I tightened up everything while off the ground. I probably DID! I think that because everything was replaced with new parts in the front and used parts in the back, it stands to reason that the back would be lower. Out back, I replaced a stock 10 bolt/mono leaf set up with a stock 10 bolt multi leaf set up out of a '69 Firebird. Maybe it's time to upgrade those rear tires :D

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loosen the control arm bolts and bounce the car a few times, then tighten everything back up with the weight on it. if the springs are new, it might take a while for them to settle in. if, after a month of driving it, the front is still too high- it's time to pull the front springs and chop off a half a coil or so and put it back together and see where it sits then.

Novaderrick, Are you saying both upper and lowers?
Because I'm not sure I can reach through the xmember hole to tighten the lower ones if the cars on the ground...Or just loosen the upper's and then bounce the car up and down a few times?
Sounds like it could work a little. Thanks for the reply!

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Sorry to butt in Dan.... I'm just thinking out loud here...
Once I get the frame back under mine, it's going to be a long time before I put an engine in. I'm going to hang 200lbs of sandbags on the cross member to 'settle' the front springs\bushings before assembling the rest of the clip.
Has anyone ever done that or something similar? I would think it'd help a little with the final ride height once the car's all back together.

I doubt if 200 pounds of sand will do it??

Probably more like 550 pounds for an all iron SB and 675 for an all iron BB sorta weights...

I thought of doing this also to set my new coils height w/o my 496 BB installed and figured it would take too many 40# bags of water softener salt..

pdq67

You're right, there should be a bunch more weight than 200lbs. I've got tubes of sand (3x70) which will drape over the crossmembers nice. I guess I'll buy 4 more. They should all lay pretty flat. One over each side of the frame or over the shock mount, and the rest draped over the crossmembers.
This way I don't have to find somewhere to store it all until NEXT winter. ;)

loosen all the bolts- lower and upper- with the car on the ground. the lowers can be a pain, but it is doable. on the uppers, just loosen the bolts at the ends of the shafts and not the nuts on the studs- loosening those would solve nothing and cause the shims to fall out.
either way, if the car settles after a while,it's time for another trip to the alignment shop.