Rusty knuckles
Well-Known Member
69 charger with a 383. I think my leaf springs are worn out and I've been looking for a new set. My intent is a nice handling car. I'm not an autocross racer but I do enjoy the twisty mountain roads here. So my frame of mind is to do nothing that isn't an improvement in handling. I have a 7/8 rear sway bar installed and intend to install a front bar and bigger torsion bars this spring.
So back to leaf springs. I was thinking of upgrading to the HD leaves found in R/T chargers. However where they have 6 leafs on one side and 7 on the other they seem to be set up for drag racing. But looking at specs on both they have the same spring rates and same total capacity. So what am I missing here? I have zero need for a drag race suspension setup. Any suggestions?
So back to leaf springs. I was thinking of upgrading to the HD leaves found in R/T chargers. However where they have 6 leafs on one side and 7 on the other they seem to be set up for drag racing. But looking at specs on both they have the same spring rates and same total capacity. So what am I missing here? I have zero need for a drag race suspension setup. Any suggestions?