FW: Suspension Questions

["John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please Email Paul directly. Thanks.

John W Rosa
http://www.JavelinAMX.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Baker [mailto:paulbaker707@xxxxxxx]
> 
> Hello Again John : I wrote to you some time back and sent a pic of my 68 SST 
> Go Pack Jav.  I have a couple of questions ,that perhaps you might know the 
> answers too. This involves the rear suspension components I wish to change. 
> I recently purchased a set of brand new heavy duty 5 leaf rear springs and a 
> set of shocks for my car. First the spring question. The previous owner made 
> a set of homemade shackles to compensate for the badly sagging springs. The 
> distance from the frame bushing to the shackle ( Spring ) bushing is about 7 
> inches. I know when I put on the new springs the car will be on a awful 
> rake. What should the distance ( factory ) between the frame and shackle ( 
> spring )  bushing  be ? Any help would be appreciated. The second question 
> is about rear shock location. On my car, the shocks are mounted behind the 
> axle ,with the bayonet end up in the axle tunnel. I noticed on some other 
> Javelins and AMX's , the shocks are located in front of the axle with the 
> bayonet end accessible from the rubber plugs inside the trunk. My car has 
> both locations  available to me. Which is the proper location that I should 
> have them, or does it even make a difference as to which location to use. 
> Again ,any suggestions you can make would be helpful. Thankyou   Paul Baker  

>   Powell River, B.C. Canada