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Post by bscott65 on Jan 11, 2020 17:41:43 GMT -5
I know anything can be made to work. But what rear ends and and leaf springs have people used to swap a bubble top ford to leaf springs? I have searched and searched and can’t find an actual photo of it done. Any advice or knowledge of this? I was looking at an old bronco with an 8.8 and seems like it could be made to work. What vehicles have been used to make this swap?
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Post by justforfun1973 on Jan 11, 2020 20:35:15 GMT -5
Do you have a built rear? Rules? I just run a gm 10 bolt 8.5 in modified for leafs.
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Post by Landshark007 on Jan 11, 2020 21:08:48 GMT -5
 9” leaf from 80 F150 |
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Post by bscott65 on Jan 11, 2020 21:11:17 GMT -5
The rules say any rear end. I do have a built rear end with 35 spline axles I have In one car. But I am looking to build another car as well. Was looking to use a semi stock rear end with decent axles a spool and leafs. I’ve just never actually seen how someone did a bubble Vic
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Post by Landshark007 on Jan 11, 2020 21:13:23 GMT -5
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Post by Landshark007 on Jan 11, 2020 21:14:48 GMT -5
Its all about the same
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Post by Landshark007 on Jan 11, 2020 21:16:02 GMT -5
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Post by owen11x on Jan 11, 2020 21:30:53 GMT -5
The rules say any rear end. I do have a built rear end with 35 spline axles I have In one car. But I am looking to build another car as well. Was looking to use a semi stock rear end with decent axles a spool and leafs. I’ve just never actually seen how someone did a bubble Vic Use the lower factory trailing arm mount and then make your rear hanger and mount inline with frame rails. Plate accordingly within the rules and use good bolts of course. Thats about all there is to it |
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Post by noser23x on Jan 12, 2020 2:53:03 GMT -5
The rules say any rear end. I do have a built rear end with 35 spline axles I have In one car. But I am looking to build another car as well. Was looking to use a semi stock rear end with decent axles a spool and leafs. I’ve just never actually seen how someone did a bubble Vic Use the lower factory trailing arm mount and then make your rear hanger and mount inline with frame rails. Plate accordingly within the rules and use good bolts of course. Thats about all there is to it Yep, get creative with leaf clamps, run it in line with frame, flat stack will leave it dragging pretty low on the ground but thats ok. As long as its set up right it aint gonna dump. About midway on rear rail sets them up pretty decent. If you can run clamps around frame as well to hold leafs tight to frame. Thats an old trick but helps alot. In terms of a stock pack that works, flat stacking is always a better option on a vic, so your gonna have to restack anyway which usually means a trip to the junkyard with a tape measure getting exactly what you are after. |
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Post by Luke Wells on Jan 12, 2020 3:47:23 GMT -5
As these guys said it's simple to do, but I suggest you use almost anything over an 8.8
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Post by lincoln on Jan 14, 2020 13:13:54 GMT -5
Can you short leaf?
Short leaf and a dimple always make for a nice azz
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Post by bscott65 on Jan 19, 2020 18:44:35 GMT -5
It doesn’t specifically say you can’t leaf them, it does say stock suspension. But I’ve seen leafed Vic’s before. They are all over the place on some of what they enforce and don’t
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Post by smahit1 on Jan 19, 2020 21:36:02 GMT -5
I use 48 inch leafs f ru on front springs of 78 chevy truck 8 lug rear
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Post by justforfun1973 on Jan 19, 2020 22:44:00 GMT -5
It doesn’t specifically say you can’t leaf them, it does say stock suspension. But I’ve seen leafed Vic’s before. They are all over the place on some of what they enforce and don’t Leafed over vics are no way shape or form considered stock! But if you seen that at the show I would do what Lincoln said and short leaf it hard nose rear bumper and double dimple imo. |
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