Spin Control Question

[CrateCamaro]

Originally Posted by Ron Gusack

My limitations are that I'm using parts that I have available and most are very old. My stuff is junk by today's standards. I'm still looking into a new rotating assembly to try to get compression down and make roughly the same power. The Wallace calculator puts me at about 580hp.

Do you know if the BJ's in the Global West kit are long?
How long do I want? I see 3/8, 1/2 and 1" BJ's advertised.

Does the car have drop spindles? I just quickly skimmed through the posts and a seen that you had not cut the springs but the nose of the car is way in the weeds. Measure from the fender to the floor at ride height and then jack it up and just before the wheels come of the ground take a measurement and tell us what you got.

[CrateCamaro]

One more question....you said you have leaf springs with sliders and ladder bars. Im assuming you have replaced the rear shackle with an afco style slider but you didnt say anything about having floaters on the rear end. are the leaf springs bolted solid to the housing or do you have floaters? At this point from the video the front end looks like its loose but lacks some travel and the rear end looks like it bounces on the tire when it leaves which would tell me the rear suspention is bound up. Have you ever thought about removing the ladder bars and just trying calvert stuff or even a J bolt style traction bar?

[Ron Gusack]

Originally Posted by CrateCamaro

Does the car have drop spindles? I just quickly skimmed through the posts and a seen that you had not cut the springs but the nose of the car is way in the weeds. Measure from the fender to the floor at ride height and then jack it up and just before the wheels come of the ground take a measurement and tell us what you got.

Spindles are stock. Springs are Santhuff's lightest spring.
Travel measures about 7".
I lose lots of travel when I come up so high on the converter. Lower RPM means more travel but the light suffers.
Floaters on the rear and a box at the rear of the spring. The track on the box has a detent from the years of use. I've looked into making it a coil over with ladder bars or possibly a 4 link.
I've added 100 lbs in the trunk.

[Mike Pearson]

Get rid of the sliders on the back of the spring and put the shackles back on until you put the coil overs on. I had the same issue with the sliders on my car. As long as something is not bound up in the rear suspension the leaf springs will work just as good. I did not see any improvement in performance when I took the leafs off of my car and installed coil overs. There was a little weight savings though. It's all about the geometry on the ladder bar set up. Once you find the sweet spot your car will start working

[Ron Gusack]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Get rid of the sliders on the back of the spring and put the shackles back on until you put the coil overs on. I had the same issue with the sliders on my car. As long as something is not bound up in the rear suspension the leaf springs will work just as good. I did not see any improvement in performance when I took the leafs off of my car and installed coil overs. There was a little weight savings though. It's all about the geometry on the ladder bar set up. Once you find the sweet spot your car will start working

Mike, I thought the slider helped keep the rear from binding. I have a lot of options to sort through. Ladder bar, 4 link, or Cal Tracs.

[Bob Pagano]

Cal-trac, cheapest , easy to work on, they can walk you through the prosess. There are many Nova's running them, just look at the pictures posted on this site.

[Ron Gusack]

Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

Cal-trac, cheapest , easy to work on, they can walk you through the prosess. There are many Nova's running them, just look at the pictures posted on this site.

If money was a non factor, would Ca'-tracs be your first choice?

[Bob Pagano]

Yes ! Just look, pictures abound all over the net, many bracket cars and Stockers run them. The reason ? they work. Add them and get your front end to work then hang on !