68 Barracuda Fastback Rear Shock to Gas Tank Clearance Question.

Hello. Finally picked up a 68 Fastback to work on. I've done lots of restos on B and E's. With those cars I have been able to use the spring over shock method to raise the stance of the rear. On this Barracuda, I can barely stick a finger between the rear shock and the gas tank so no room for the lift springs. Car has an 8 3/4 rear. Are shackles my only option here to raise the rear. Car still has it's 14 inch wheels and I plan to go to 15 inch Cragars with 275 tires so I want to get the rear in the air and crank the torsion bars up. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You could place the axle tubes below the springs instead of above the springs. That you give you a good 3-4 inches of lift.

Treblig