renevette
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Hi Guys, I am in the middle of restoring/rescueing the neglected 1980 i have bought two years ago and during the rebuild i would like to do some modifications to the chassis and suspension because a: i think it is an improvement over original and b: i like to mod my own car just for the fun of it.
I would like to replace the boat-anchor-like original steel leaf spring for a composite spring and i am thinking about a dual mount C5 rear composite spring.
I know a C5 has a slight weight advantage over the lumpy C3 but i have already stripped about 150 lbs out of my car so the curb weight should be within C5 territory i guess.
I am building custom one-off trailing arms to accomodate the 19x12 rims i have and i would like to increase the wheel track width by just a bit, i like wide C3's....
I am thinking about a solution to mount the leaf spring behind the diff on two new mounting points so i will be able to make it a full dual mount assembly.
What kind of problems do you guys think i can run into using a standarc C5 rear leaf spring in a 1980 Vette?
Advice appreciated!
I would like to replace the boat-anchor-like original steel leaf spring for a composite spring and i am thinking about a dual mount C5 rear composite spring.
I know a C5 has a slight weight advantage over the lumpy C3 but i have already stripped about 150 lbs out of my car so the curb weight should be within C5 territory i guess.
I am building custom one-off trailing arms to accomodate the 19x12 rims i have and i would like to increase the wheel track width by just a bit, i like wide C3's....
I am thinking about a solution to mount the leaf spring behind the diff on two new mounting points so i will be able to make it a full dual mount assembly.
What kind of problems do you guys think i can run into using a standarc C5 rear leaf spring in a 1980 Vette?
Advice appreciated!
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