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05-28-2008, 03:09 AM
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leaf spring clamps
Question, can you run leaf spring clamps on the street and still have the rear springs perform normally .? Would like to avoid wild spring wind up during "sprited" acceleration runs and don't want to install traction bars (too many nightmares from ripping them up on raised sewer caps back in the day)Thanks mucho
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05-28-2008, 03:57 AM
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Re: leaf spring clamps
Sully, Your TB's used to hit the manholes? NAH!
 You must have been on a construction site or jumping curbs in those days!  Put a nice set of Lakewoods on that bad boy and be done with it! Paint them yellow too.
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05-28-2008, 04:09 AM
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Re: leaf spring clamps
Back in the day Sammy, they were putting in sewars all over the South Shore of Long Island, roads were hammered and they took thier sweet ass time getting the roads back in shape, didn't have the modern whizz bang paving systems they have now and the roads stayed cruddy/bumpy and lumpy for a while. Besides I am going with the Stealth bomber look. Who saw the F22 Raptor over the beaches of LI this past weekend. Absolutely unbeleivable what that plane can do, Blue Angels werent't shabby either. C'mon who has the clamps already.?
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05-28-2008, 05:09 AM
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Re: leaf spring clamps
I think I spied a set on Ray Morrisons 68 the last time I looked under it
 . I think I have an idea who installed those things too  Hey Sully, I found some spring clamps still in the blister paks from Cal Custom on Ebay a while back and they are going on my 72 Nova..... Some day  Tommy 
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05-28-2008, 05:17 AM
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Re: leaf spring clamps
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I think I spied a set on Ray Morrisons 68 the last time I looked under it [/ QUOTE ] And on Tommy K's.
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05-28-2008, 05:32 AM
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Re: leaf spring clamps
I have them on my 68 nova ss 396 car .Leaf spring clamps work well ;with no issue on driving them on the street.Phil brewer;haven;t heard that name in a while.chris
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05-28-2008, 06:08 AM
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Re: leaf spring clamps
The old article on the Gibb/Harrel Novas shows the spring clamps being installed...shouldn't be too hard to replicate.
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