Rear Leaf Spring mod with Durango Springs
Hey not to dig up an old thread but I recently completed this mod on my '70 Duster and it worked as intended. I went to a local junkyard specializing in older car parts and picked out a pair of leaf spring packs with the same dimensions as mine (20x35") but visibly thicker. I swapped the lower leaves onto the main in my car and voila! Instant 2" lift just like I wanted... however it still seems a bit on the soft side, after I swap the 8 3/4" rear in with tires and wheels to match the front (275/60R15 on Rallyes) I may cut the main leaf of the 'new' springs and add it to the pack as well. Still a big improvement from before though, I could finally get new shocks for the back because the exhaust pipes were no longer rubbing them from the sagging springs lol.
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Hey not to dig up an old thread but I recently completed this mod on my '70 Duster and it worked as intended. I went to a local junkyard specializing in older car parts and picked out a pair of leaf spring packs with the same dimensions as mine (20x35") but visibly thicker. I swapped the lower leaves onto the main in my car and voila! Instant 2" lift just like I wanted... however it still seems a bit on the soft side, after I swap the 8 3/4" rear in with tires and wheels to match the front (275/60R15 on Rallyes) I may cut the main leaf of the 'new' springs and add it to the pack as well. Still a big improvement from before though, I could finally get new shocks for the back because the exhaust pipes were no longer rubbing them from the sagging springs lol.
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