Help needed with custom leaf spring build

Woodfin · 03-01-2023, 07:55 PM

Fellow builders and racers,

I am considering installing leaf springs and Caltracs under a 1975 Vette. I know it has been done not only with Vettes but other cars that did not originally have leaf springs.

With the Vette, when changing to a solid rear axle, my initial measurements show it would require a minimum amount of cutting and fabricating to do so. I can do the modifications and I think it would be the ideal solution for this specific build.

The help I need is locating the front spring eye. If some of you have a leaf spring/Caltrac setup I would like to know:

*Height of front spring eye off the ground
*Height of rear spring eye off the ground

With those measurements I should be able to build mounts that will properly locate the spring, and thus, properly locate the Caltracs.

Photos and dimensions will be ideal. If you need my email send a PM.

03-01-2023, 07:55 PM	#1
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 536 Likes: 8 Liked 274 Times in 105 Posts	Help needed with custom leaf spring build Fellow builders and racers, I am considering installing leaf springs and Caltracs under a 1975 Vette. I know it has been done not only with Vettes but other cars that did not originally have leaf springs. With the Vette, when changing to a solid rear axle, my initial measurements show it would require a minimum amount of cutting and fabricating to do so. I can do the modifications and I think it would be the ideal solution for this specific build. The help I need is locating the front spring eye. If some of you have a leaf spring/Caltrac setup I would like to know: Height of front spring eye off the ground Height of rear spring eye off the ground With those measurements I should be able to build mounts that will properly locate the spring, and thus, properly locate the Caltracs. Photos and dimensions will be ideal. If you need my email send a PM.