Rear Spring Question.

[BBBluey]

Your diff is too wide, overlooking a spacer, or wheel offset is wrong. My friend has a stock 68 convertible camaro with 8in rally wheels and stuffs a 295/50r15 BFG in the rear.

For my 70 Nova I bought 5 leaf OER (145 rate) springs and mine are way too stiff and put my rear shocks (Bilstein) at full extension. Now contemplating between removing a leaf to see how it rides after or switch to a coilover suspension.

[minendrews68]

Your diff is too wide, overlooking a spacer, or wheel offset is wrong. My friend has a stock 68 convertible camaro with 8in rally wheels and stuffs a 295/50r15 BFG in the rear.

For my 70 Nova I bought 5 leaf OER (145 rate) springs and mine are way too stiff and put my rear shocks (Bilstein) at full extension. Now contemplating between removing a leaf to see how it rides after or switch to a coilover suspension.

Hey Don,
This is Carl Wilson. I looked at buying a new (or used) rear housing for my Camaro. Used ones are almost non existent and new Moser housing with tax and shipping is $1554. There used to be a guy here in Jonesboro that narrowed rear ends but moved about a hour away. Just called him and he’s still in the business. We talked and he told me he charges $150. He’s been doing this for over 25 years and has all the jigs.
He mentioned using Ford ends and doing away with the “C” clips.
He’s going to call me back tomorrow and give me a price doing the job complete or with me taking him just the housing. Complete would be with Moser axles.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Carl

[dhutton]

Hey Don,
This is Carl Wilson. I looked at buying a new (or used) rear housing for my Camaro. Used ones are almost non existent and new Moser housing with tax and shipping is $1554. There used to be a guy here in Jonesboro that narrowed rear ends but moved about a hour away. Just called him and he’s still in the business. We talked and he told me he charges $150. He’s been doing this for over 25 years and has all the jigs.
He mentioned using Ford ends and doing away with the “C” clips.
He’s going to call me back tomorrow and give me a price doing the job complete or with me taking him just the housing. Complete would be with Moser axles.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Carl

Hi Carl. That sounds like a good option. Your choice of ends might depend on your plans for brakes. For the kind of driving you do C clips are probably ok.

Don

[minendrews68]

Hi Carl. That sounds like a good option. Your choice of ends might depend on your plans for brakes. For the kind of driving you do C clips are probably ok.

Don

Ok, this guy has always been pretty highly regarded as being good at this work. Oh, you need to clean out your pm box.
Thanks for your help again...