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Message started by Leeboy on 03/22/11 at 8:23am

Title: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by Leeboy on 03/22/11 at 8:23am

Looking For basic set up/starting point for Nova!
I got all the rear suspension all torn out and im going to try and use as much as my spare pavement parts as possible. Ive got tons of good stuff. Im going to get the suggestions as close as i can with what i have. Give me idea on these things.We got the front end already sorted out. Its a 3/8 mile with a nice bank
1. Rear leaf springs ( weights)
2. Lowering blocks ( how tall and what side to put them on)
3. Shocks
4.Can i use the stock shackles?

Title: Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by hobby14y on 03/22/11 at 8:54am

rear leaf springs. i have a nova for bakersfield i run chevy 175 right side and chevy 225 on the left

shocks i run

rr pro
lf afco
rf pro
lf afco

Title: Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by hobby14y on 03/22/11 at 11:24am

lowering blocks

right rear i run 2 1/2 with 3 degree shime for more bite
left rear i run 3inch with 3 degree shime

hope this helps a little

Title: Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by Leeboy on 03/22/11 at 5:48pm

Ya man, that helps a ton....Now i can check inventory and get started puttin the piece of crap back together ..haha, thanks , oh yeah, how do you shim a lowering block?

Title: Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by hobby14y on 03/22/11 at 9:45pm

think there called angle shimes

Title: Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by DiRtBoX4k on 03/24/11 at 11:46am

Shims are angled lowering blocks that put more pinion angle in your reared, lowering block size depends on ride heights, and whether your car is straight or not, but just because it's a nova doesn't mean you'll have the same lowering blocks as another guy with a nova, as far as lowering block split your gonna have to set it by cross on scales

Title: Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Post by Leeboy on 03/26/11 at 7:31am

Do you guys do anything fancy to where the shackles come in contact with the rubber bushings on the leafs? ( im sure alot of mud gets thrown at that area) Washers ? Spacers?