Hotchkis leaf springs sagg brand-new
Hello everyone,
Im writing this thread to give a bit of feedback about the Hotchkis leaf springs i bought for my A-body. I am a huge fan of the idea of pro-touring and wanted to go with the name brand pro-touring specific suspension piece(s) when rebuilding my car. I had heard nothing but good things about hotchkis on the web, so i thought nothing of paying more than double what i did for my mopar performance leaf springs for their A-body kit.
The stance initally seemed low, but thought nothin of it until i had the opportunity to drive it, when i found the rear shackles to be resting on the subframe.
The shackles are stock, everyhing installed correctly. Its hard to see but on the last picture the driveshaft is very close to the tunnel.
Under VERY moderate acceleration my axle torques over my pinion snubber, and allows the u-joint to hit the driveshaft tunnel.
Sadly, i learned that this issue has come up at least twice before:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=194835&highlight=hotchkis
With all that being said i have had a mixed responses from Hotchkis to this issue. On a non-mopar forum i have yet to recieve a pm a month after my submittal to them. on another mopar forum the rep has been quick to respond, however the measurement requests have been drawn out (partly by my unavailability to take them) for a month now. But in all honesty youve seen the pics, send me the new springs; you (hotchkis) can keep the old and take all the measurements you want on your own time...It took us 11 months to build the car ground-up, it has sat a whole month, registered and insured, JUST because of these springs. As my dad said "make it right, or make them gone"...
Just thought that the more threads giving the facts about these products may help someone decide on the right products to purchase. Thanks for letting me vent too...
Hello everyone,
Im writing this thread to give a bit of feedback about the Hotchkis leaf springs i bought for my A-body. I am a huge fan of the idea of pro-touring and wanted to go with the name brand pro-touring specific suspension piece(s) when rebuilding my car. I had heard nothing but good things about hotchkis on the web, so i thought nothing of paying more than double what i did for my mopar performance leaf springs for their A-body kit.
The stance initally seemed low, but thought nothin of it until i had the opportunity to drive it, when i found the rear shackles to be resting on the subframe.
The shackles are stock, everyhing installed correctly. Its hard to see but on the last picture the driveshaft is very close to the tunnel.
Under VERY moderate acceleration my axle torques over my pinion snubber, and allows the u-joint to hit the driveshaft tunnel.
Sadly, i learned that this issue has come up at least twice before:
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=194835&highlight=hotchkis
With all that being said i have had a mixed responses from Hotchkis to this issue. On a non-mopar forum i have yet to recieve a pm a month after my submittal to them. on another mopar forum the rep has been quick to respond, however the measurement requests have been drawn out (partly by my unavailability to take them) for a month now. But in all honesty youve seen the pics, send me the new springs; you (hotchkis) can keep the old and take all the measurements you want on your own time...It took us 11 months to build the car ground-up, it has sat a whole month, registered and insured, JUST because of these springs. As my dad said "make it right, or make them gone"...
Just thought that the more threads giving the facts about these products may help someone decide on the right products to purchase. Thanks for letting me vent too...