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metalhead:
So after the spring was modified, the sway bar scrubbed slightly... Not to worry, rebent it a little and there's heaps of clearance now, could run 285s easy. Still can't believe that the rear took so much work and the front fit so easily. Having said that, an 18" wheel and/or a small spacer would have avoided most or all the work needed.

I've picked up some longer spring bolts for the rear too, as the new poly spring bolt bushes are over twice as thick as the dead 35 year old rubber... New bolts not installed yet in the photos though.

Just need to get the steering column back together now and align it.

Try to ignore the mess, garage is a disaster at the moment!

Sway bar clearance (rebent bar):



Spring clearance (shortened main leaf):



Trailing arm clearance  (relocated handbrake cable):



Wheel on the rear:

rosco:
Great work,  very impressed with the sway bar re-alignment.
Just a little question are those spring holders on your spring, they are there only for transport and need to come of for the spring to work correctly, looks to be be two on each side.
Currently redoing my whole rear at the moment but I am running 15 x9 on the rear and have no issues with clearance.
Quality work Metal got to give you that.

Rosco

metalhead:

--- Quote from: rosco on December 09, 2015, 12:18:38 PM ---Great work,  very impressed with the sway bar re-alignment.
Just a little question are those spring holders on your spring, they are there only for transport and need to come of for the spring to work correctly, looks to be be two on each side.
Currently redoing my whole rear at the moment but I am running 15 x9 on the rear and have no issues with clearance.
Quality work Metal got to give you that.

Rosco

--- End quote ---

Thanks mate. The spring clamps are standard, probably wasn't necessary to put them back on but I could so I did. Most leaf springs have them, but they're probably not necessary on the Vette given the leaves are restrained from rotating by the mountings, and that the spring doesn't perform any suspension alignment duties.

metalhead:
Ok, so just did a bit of googling after reading your message, looks like most people remove these clamps on replacement springs. My spring appears to be factory, but maybe not I suppose? Any thoughts on whether spring clamps were used on the factory gymkhana rear spring, and whether or not it's beneficial to remove them?

metalhead:
What backspace and tyre size are you running on the 15x9s rosco?

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