No offense, but your mom had a chevy. Different style rear. The Duster? Hard to say. Maybe he didn't know better and liked the look. Hell, I know better and I still like the look. I wouldn't do it though. Rear leafs are relatively cheap and is the right way to do it. You can get new leafs for around $200 and install them in an hour and a half. Like my dad always said, "if you don't have time to do it right, when are you going to have time to do it over?"