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Mine was in good shape - like flawless. But I never liked the look or feel of it (68 X) From the beginning I did the leather wrap and strap - but never really was all that jacked up about that either. When I restored her I did every piece in the car with leather. Seats, pillars, kick panels...

And don’t forget left vs right. This is institutional knowledge that is dying. When I restored mine I switched them all over to right because bring it in somewhere for a rotation or balancing and how many techs are going to know these little idiosyncrasies ….?

I had the same issues w/my 68 X. I bought two “add a leafs” from summit - basically half leafs easy to put on your stack - were only about $40 when I bought them. Raised the car 2” perfect for the anti-rub solution.

Call them - ask for tech support.

Of course you can do as you like and the recommended brands are indeed good quality. However if your springs are good and all you want is a couple inches of additional lift in the rear you could do as I did which was much less expensive gave me exactly what I wanted - which was the couple of...

I wanted the same thing for the GTX. I opted for “add a leaf” from Summit. They’re just half leafs easy to install and very inexpensive it’s been a few but I think I only paid about $38 for them. Can’t remember if that was for one or both. But raised the car the desired 1’- 2’. You might want to...

It can affect the toe in but that can be adjusted too if impacted.

You can also raise the torsion bars to gain what you’re looking for. I always like a little bit of lift in the front of my GTX

I considered replacing the air shocks when I restored the car. The vote on FBBO was a resoundingly no. For the reasons you state as well as the stress they put on the shock towers. I needed the lift and went with adding a couple partial leafs. Worked like a charm.

You can also get the add a leaf product from Summit. They’re half leafs and are very cheap In price. IIRC less than $50. Gave me the 2” I needed to clear that tire rub and stiffened the ride. Worked great on my 68 GTX

I used Moog in the GTX and it has held up well over the last 6 years. Don’t know if I’ve just been lucky or the quality was there. I bought the name.

For simplicity and low cost yet effectiveness - I prefer the method Dennis H used with the “add a leaf” from Summit. I did the exact same thing as he did for about $35 and it raised the back end up about 1” - 2”. Ride quality was unaffected and the process of installation was simple. Did so on...

Not PST - I bought mine from Summit. Worked fine - no interference.

I have such a stroker as well. Bolted in sub frame connectors during the restoration of the entire car. Didn’t weld them - maybe I should have - and obviously I still can - but the car was dynoed at 555 hp and seems to run solid and stable. May still weld - Ironbuilt is probably right especially...

If you don’t get the ride height you’re looking for you can always buy “add a leaf” from Summit for about $35. They’ll give you another 2” if desired. Easy to attach to your existing springs.

I’m a guy that likes some rake on my GTX as well. I went with new springs and the SummitRacing add a leaf system. Got about what you did. Love the bird and the color. Looks great!

You can get 2” rise in the rear by buying “add a leaf” from Summit Racing for about $35. They’re partial leafs that you add to your existing leaf spring stacks. Simple to install, cheap and will give you the extra lift you want. I put them on my GTX to give me a little extra to clear my rear...

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You don’t need shackles - you can just get the “add a leaf” partial leaf springs from Summit. That’ll give you a nice 2” and a pretty rake.....

Yeah - you don’t want your nuts falling out..... Seriously - that gives me another thing to be paranoid about. I’m going to check mine tomorrow. Glad nobody was hurt - that could have had a whole different outcome.