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Leeboy

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Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
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?

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hobby14y LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 82 bakersfield	Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova Reply #1 - 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
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hobby14y LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 82 bakersfield	Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova Reply #2 - 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
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Leeboy LMR Rookie Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 40	Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova Reply #3 - 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?
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hobby14y LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 82 bakersfield	Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova Reply #4 - 03/22/11 at 9:45pm think there called angle shimes
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Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova
Reply #5 - 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

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Leeboy LMR Rookie Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 40	Re: Need a basic starting point/ set up for my 76 Nova Reply #6 - 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?
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