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Re: Gentlemen...Sharkbite Rear Suspension !!! (Pics)

Subject: Re: Gentlemen...Sharkbite Rear Suspension !!! (Pics)
by Durango_Boy on 2012/2/3 12:44:23

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bogus wrote:
for it to be perfect, the shocks ideally should be flat - 90* off the pivot. That's not possible here... but it should still flat out rock and roll.

The goal then is to get it as close to 90* as is reasonably possible. And that looks like its been done.

It sure does look kickass. And it has to be better than that damned TLS. Hate those things.

I have always hated the transverse leaf springs. I never even liked the fiberglass versions...nor the adaptation of one in the front. I remember people complaining about the one in the rear and then turning around and bragging they put one in the front.

The other thing was weight. Back then, the factory leaf spring was super heavy. I could installed (3) Shark Bite kits for the same weight as the leaf spring. The rear end in my car is really light now...almost to the point where I don't want to install my future planned aluminum calipers. I'm afraid nothing will keep the ass of this car planted if I shave much more weight.

SMC