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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Jul 2009
      Location
      Bear, DE
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      346

      Rear shocks for lowered suspension?

      I'm finally getting my car back together. I'm running 650lb circle track springs up front and QA1 12 way adjustables, Hellwig sway bar, spc uca, tall upper bj, solid lca bushings. In the rear its going to be Hotchkis 3 inch drop springs when they get here, by summer a Hellwig adjustable rear sway bar and maybe a watts link if i'm feeling crazy. Should i just run the QA1 rears? Are the stocker stars going to be outside of their operating range with the 3 inch drop leaf springs? I don't want to spend crazy amounts of money and i have to get it back together in about 2 weeks.

      Jason Nichols
      '72 Chevy Nova-The Blue Bomb https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...972-Chevy-Nova


    2. #2
      Join Date
      Aug 2003
      Location
      Orlando, FL
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      8,745
      Yes, stock shocks will be out of their range

      I would consider a after market cross member like DSE or make your own to gain shock travel.

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Posts
      567
      I built a shock crossmember across the framerails below the trunk pan and run shorter 70? Mustang shocks to compensate. I didnt want to cut a bunch out of the trunk floor. I think the shocks are around 2 inches shorter travel.
      Nathan Shaw
      71 Nova, 1000+whp 5.3, 8 second autoXer.

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Jul 2009
      Location
      Bear, DE
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      346
      Ok, i was going to check out the QA1 catalog and see if i couldn't find anything that would work and be anywhere from 2 to 3 inches shorter.
      Jason Nichols
      '72 Chevy Nova-The Blue Bomb https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...972-Chevy-Nova

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Jan 2006
      Location
      San Rafael
      Posts
      174
      Country Flag: United States
      I'm running a QA1 front shock on the rear of my Camaro to get needed travel after moving shocks inboard using the Competition Engineering
      shock crossmember.
      Paul

    6. #6
      Join Date
      Mar 2007
      Location
      europe
      Posts
      666
      Quote Originally Posted by Jasons72 View Post
      Ok, i was going to check out the QA1 catalog and see if i couldn't find anything that would work and be anywhere from 2 to 3 inches shorter.
      let us know what you go with. i'd be interested to see if there are other shock options, instead of having to put in a new crossmember...

      i'll see what i can find as well.
      Jeff J. aka JJ

      1969 Camaro
      1952 Chevy Truck

      wir müssen Leben bis wir Sterben...




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