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Post by Jshenkenberg on Nov 6, 2023 17:58:50 GMT -5
I'm converting coils to 74 wagon leafs on a 80s metric gm going to be a light limited weld class anybody have any tips on mounting the leaf spring in these cars
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Post by owen11x on Nov 7, 2023 5:50:24 GMT -5
Your rules would help this question.. are you allowed to tie into down bars off your GTP. Are you allowed to plate rear hanger of leaf to bolt through?
If you can leaf a metric I assume you can also run hump plates?
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Post by Jshenkenberg on Nov 7, 2023 7:59:33 GMT -5
Running hump plates cannot tie frame or orsuspension into gtp... im allow 8 chains to go around frame rail 2 extra body bolts firewall back no flat stacks 9 leafs max 8 clamps per side.. rules don't specify exactly how I can attach leafs
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Post by owen11x on Nov 7, 2023 8:13:30 GMT -5
Do you plan to leave roof a wagon or do you plan to cut rear pillars and pill quarters in or lay quarters down "sedagon" or leave roof and pillars alone? If your leaving roof id run hump plates personally if your running leafs I'd sedagon it
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Post by Jshenkenberg on Nov 7, 2023 8:32:08 GMT -5
The car I'm running is a 84 caprice sedan I'm trying to convert coils to 74 impala wagon leaf spring. Looking for advice and tips on the best way to fab the leafs to to the car
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Post by owen11x on Nov 7, 2023 16:14:05 GMT -5
Well for that specific question you take c channel weld to the side of the frame on the inside where your front 4 link lower would be then for the rear of the leaf you wanna move it inline with the rail so then you plate 8 inches minimum both sides of rail and run a bolt through the frame and make hangers hanging down to bolt through the eye of the leaf. That's the short version of it
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Post by backwoodsboys707 on Nov 11, 2023 21:11:17 GMT -5
Well for that specific question you take c channel weld to the side of the frame on the inside where your front 4 link lower would be then for the rear of the leaf you wanna move it inline with the rail so then you plate 8 inches minimum both sides of rail and run a bolt through the frame and make hangers hanging down to bolt through the eye of the leaf. That's the short version of it Only slight mod I'd have to this would be instead of inside the frame run the leafs straight down the frame instead of one side or the other. Haven't messed with alot of gms so not sure if you can do that with these or not. Only gm we've built thats how we done it and rearend was hard and we didn't run hump plates. The next thing is making sure the rearend your using will work if converting it to leafs instead of coils because for leafs it could be to narrow and cause some issues. |
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Post by STROMI 121 on Nov 20, 2023 21:40:26 GMT -5
The car I'm running is a 84 caprice sedan I'm trying to convert coils to 74 impala wagon leaf spring. Looking for advice and tips on the best way to fab the leafs to to the car Call the inspector. |
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Post by lincoln on Dec 6, 2023 16:14:20 GMT -5
Whatever you do, keep the leafs directly under the frame as much as possible.
Easy way is to use front trailing arm bracket.
Short leaf and dimple, don’t long leaf it
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Post by Landshark007 on Dec 20, 2023 20:16:14 GMT -5
That is how I did my 91 roadmaster wagon. Front trailing arm bracket. And where the back fell in place I made shackles
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