Lowering blocks on rear leaf springs

[67coronetman]

Curious if anyone here lowered there car with ( Lowering Blocks on rear leaf springs and if you did what brand did you use and would anyone have any pics of Before & After.

I have a 66 Plymouth satellite i want to lower the back at least 2" Thanks for any help or Info.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Why?? That stance looks good. I have some old 67 GTX springs that would probably do the trick. I replaced with new springs to get the back end back up.

 

[67coronetman]

Why?? That stance looks good. I have some old 67 GTX springs that would probably do the trick. I replaced with new springs to get the back end back up.

Thanks but it's it's a little to up for me

 

[WP29440SE]

man that thing looks TUFF the way it sits! sorry you don't like that!

 

[Kern Dog]

I have a one inch lowering block in my Charger. There used to be a belief that the further away from the springs that the axle sits, the more likely that you could damage the springs in a high horsepower car....But look at heavy 4 wheel drives! They often have lift blocks 6" or more, mud bogging, hill climbing, etc. A 2 inch block is just fine. Regarding the U-bolts: Keep in mind the general rule of fasteners: The nut should have at least full engagement of the U-bolt but preferably the U bolt should run past the nut my a small amount. Also, make sure the lowering block has a center pin to keep it from slipping out!

 

[67coronetman]

Well first off I want to State and say something I do appreciate all the positive responses and from those of you who have taking this endeavor or have made changes to your car that you felt will fit or that you like and I do appreciate the comment about how nice my car looks it's not that I want the car lowered really far I just want the wheels down or should I say the wheel wells down over the tires a little bit more to give it a More level look that a jacked-up look in the back I know the picture looks good but when you're in front of it it's a little bit higher than what it looks and I like mine down a little bit more but I do appreciate it very much all the responsive and please keep them coming with your great ideas and also if you have any pictures of before and after would be awesome

 

[65hemi]

Are the springs new? If so, they will likely settle down a bit over time.
When I got my car as a roller it had 1" lowering blocks like these. I took them off since I did not think they were needed with the new wheel & tire combo on my car.
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/aaf-all56130

 

[gkent]

do what you want with your car and I'll do what I want with mine

Couldn't have said it better myself........ When those cars were new they did sit level so you're actually returning it to originality (somewhat) but he was probably just to anxious to give you **** to notice that.

 

[OSDart]

Speedway sales a nice aluminum block with a 9/16" centering pin. From 1/4" up. The ss springs and 30" tall tires was a little too tall for my liking. I installed 1.5" blocks on my '65 Belvedere and it dropped the car 1". Just make sure the "U" bolts are torqued and surfaces are clean.
Build what you like. They can build what they like.

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[67coronetman]

Speedway sales a nice aluminum block with a 9/16" centering pin. From 1/4" up. The ss springs and 30" tall tires was a little too tall for my liking. I installed 1.5" blocks on my '65 Belvedere and it dropped the car 1". Just make sure the "U" bolts are torqued and surfaces are clean.
Build what you like. They can build what they like.

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[67coronetman]

Speedway sales a nice aluminum block with a 9/16" centering pin. From 1/4" up. The ss springs and 30" tall tires was a little too tall for my liking. I installed 1.5" blocks on my '65 Belvedere and it dropped the car 1". Just make sure the "U" bolts are torqued and surfaces are clean.
Build what you like. They can build what they like.

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Boy that looks good I like the way your car sets man looks nice I like that I like that old super stock look looks awesome

 

[67coronetman]

Couldn't have said it better myself. .......When those cars were new they did sit level so you're actually returning it to originality (somewhat) but he was probably just to anxious to give you **** to notice that.

Thank you so very much

 

[67coronetman]

Speedway sales a nice aluminum block with a 9/16" centering pin. From 1/4" up. The ss springs and 30" tall tires was a little too tall for my liking. I installed 1.5" blocks on my '65 Belvedere and it dropped the car 1". Just make sure the "U" bolts are torqued and surfaces are clean.
Build what you like. They can build what they like.

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That's a really nice car you got I like that that thing was killed I like the stance on it too it's not too high in the back but yet not too low nice

 

[gkent]

Boy that looks good I like the way your car sets man looks nice I like that I like that old super stock look looks awesome

???? That's the way yours looks !!!

 

[OSDart]

If your leafs have sagged unevenly and you don't want to buy new springs, you can always use two different height blocks to level it out. Example: If it's higher on the right by a 1/2" add a 1/2" thicker block.
I think a 1" block would get you the look you're after. Anything more than 3/4" you'll probably need longer "U" bolts. Buy them longer than you think you'll need. You can always shorten them.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Curious if anyone here lowered there car with ( Lowering Blocks on rear leaf springs and if you did what brand did you use and would anyone have any pics of Before & After.

I have a 66 Plymouth satellite i want to lower the back at least 2" Thanks for any help or Info.

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I'm running 2" lowering blocks (part store truck lift blocks) & the only problem I've had is I had to modify my adjustable pinion snubber to be shorter. The cheap parts store blocks have worked well for me for over 10 yrs.

 

[Lefty71]

I'm not gonna tell you what you should or shouldn't do with it. It's your car. Now that we got that outta the way, lol, if it were mine, I would mock it up with the front up maybe another inch and see if that works for you, instead of dropping the back down. If you like the look, it's simple to accomplish. I get the feeling, that's the real difference in the look that OSDart has accomplished with his '65. That and those sweet wheels he's running are exactly what I would do, lol. My two cents.

 

[67coronetman]

No sir super sto

Are the springs new? If so, they will likely settle down a bit over time.
When I got my car as a roller it had 1" lowering blocks like these. I took them off since I did not think they were needed with the new wheel & tire combo on my car.
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/aaf-all56130

ck springs.

Are the springs new? If so, they will likely settle down a bit over time.
When I got my car as a roller it had 1" lowering blocks like these. I took them off since I did not think they were needed with the new wheel & tire combo on my car.
https://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/aaf-all56130

No sir they are super stock springs.

 

[67coronetman]

I'm not gonna tell you what you should or shouldn't do with it. It's your car. Now that we got that outta the way, lol, if it were mine, I would mock it up with the front up maybe another inch and see if that works for you, instead of dropping the back down. If you like the look, it's simple to accomplish. I get the feeling, that's the real difference in the look that OSDart has accomplished with his '65. That and those sweet wheels he's running are exactly what I would do, lol. My two cents.

I agree sir with what you said and i was going to raise the front up 1" i just feel that with Super stock springs its going to need the blocks to come down some.. Before i had a little smaller rear tire height wish and a tall tire up front and it looked good. here are a few pics

 

[67coronetman]

Speedway sales a nice aluminum block with a 9/16" centering pin. From 1/4" up. The ss springs and 30" tall tires was a little too tall for my liking. I installed 1.5" blocks on my '65 Belvedere and it dropped the car 1". Just make sure the "U" bolts are torqued and surfaces are clean.
Build what you like. They can build what they like.

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I really like the change looks awesome my friend.