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    10/26/2019 6:18 AM  #1

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA
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    WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    AND WHERE DID YOU GET THEM IM LEANING TOWARDS THE 4 AND A HALF REVERSE EYE SPRING FROM MUSTANG PLUS  THAT MUSTANGSTEVE SUGGESTED TO ME, THEY ARE FOR MY 66 COUPE.

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    10/26/2019 6:57 AM  #2

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Mustangs plus, 5 leaf, mid-eye...25+ years now.
    I used their entire suspension kit (springs, sway bars, KYB shocks).
    This year I finally removed the 3/4” rear sway bar...too much oversteer and washboard roads were scary if going too fast.
    Did not cut coil springs in front.
    Car sits level front to rear (fender lip to ground).
    KYB’s definitely stiff on washboard roads...and multiple potholes roads.
    Steve’s car sits lower than mine.

    Hope this helps BILLY 😁

     

    10/26/2019 8:11 AM  #3

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Mustangs Plus 4leaf standard eye with 1" lowering blocks. I like the ride but wish I would have gone with reverse eye to eliminate the blocks.

    "anyone that stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty"Henry Ford
     

    10/26/2019 11:31 AM  #4

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Flex-a-form fiberglass rear monoleafs, just to be different

    Tubo

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    10/26/2019 2:48 PM  #5

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Mustangs Plus 4 leaf w/reverse eyes for around 20 years..  But I have traction Masters too which negate the need for the extra half leaf.

    Original owner - 351w,T-5, 4whl disks, power R&P
     

    10/26/2019 5:29 PM  #6

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    The have the 4 and a 1/2 leaf from Mustang plus with standard eye. The ride is nice with the Monroe shocks. They almost stopped the wheel hop from the 390!!

    John  -- 67 Mustang Coupe 390 5 speed
     

    10/26/2019 7:04 PM  #7

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    MUSTANGPLUS IS WINING 

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    10/26/2019 9:12 PM  #8

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??



    Standard springs in the rear from the Tubo stash! With the Shelby drop in the front I think the little bit of "California rake" looks pretty sweet!   Rides good too!
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    10/27/2019 7:46 AM  #9

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    I have the Grab-A-Trak 4 leaf mid eye springs from Mustangs Plus on my 66. It sat too high in the rear so I put 1" lowering blocks on . The stance looks just like Sal's. The Shelby drop in the front with 1/2 coil cut off. 

    The best mod I did was the 1" front sway bar, also from Mustangs Plus. Doesn't affect the stance but the handling is much improved...

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    10/27/2019 4:14 PM  #10

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    6sally6 
    Are you using stock coil springs on the front.
    Did you cut any coils to get that rake.
    Thanks,
    Cman66

     

    10/27/2019 7:39 PM  #11

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    They are "second-hand" stock (66) coils with a full coil cut out...I think. Shelby drop and 1" rubber isolation pad . Got that "rake" strictly by accident!!!!!
    IF I had it to do over I would use 6 cylinder front coils and a nice shock to start with.
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    10/27/2019 10:02 PM  #12

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Thanks  6Sally6

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    10/28/2019 8:48 AM  #13

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Stock front springs with 1/2 coil removed, no Arning drop, stock rear springs with 1" longer rear shackles.

    Last edited by Rudi (10/28/2019 9:02 AM)

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    10/28/2019 10:23 AM  #14

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    Perfecto Rudi nice Vert
    Cman66

     

    10/28/2019 10:33 AM  #15

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    Mustangs plus 4 1/2 reverse eye, no wait  thats a before

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    65 coupe, 351w, c4, power disk brakes, power r&p, vintage air.
     

    10/29/2019 10:09 AM  #16

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    Re: WHAT REAR LEAF SPRING SET UPS ARE YALL RUNNING??

    I just installed mine 5 leaf mid eye springs.. Lowered my rear by an inch. but still left a bit of forward leaning stance which looks nice.. Almost level but just barely not ..

    I got them from Ecklers. Am about to install the bilsteins to go with to make the ride smooth!

    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
     

     

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