1985 442 lowering rear height

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I also ordered the 5401's (the last set in stock for now) from that jungle website.

The Rock wanted $71 shipped and the Jungle website wanted $60 after tax and free ship.
Welcome to the jungle :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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Not yet, but will befre the season gets under way. Why do you ask?
Because you will end up adding 160# or so to the rear to get the 47% back there.
 

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I had the 5413 and that lowered it more than 3/4" but it wasn't low enough and I wanted a lower spring rate so I have the 5409 in the GP now. hellodear

Regards, teatv
 
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I am just itching to push the green button on a set of 5401's, then MhM adds an 80670 part number for springs as well... ill measure the loaded height of 5659 springs currently in the rear so as to help others in the future with their choices. PGP has the same springs collecting dust somewhere... i dont mind cutting a coil like Mike did, however there is one stretch of dwyer hill rd thatll chafe b--bies in loose clothing, so too stiff is not exactly good either... my springs have settled so ill measure their loaded height soon. R.
 

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4 yrs of seat time in the first pic... pretty sure pontiacgp has the identical set and 5659 comes to mind.
Fenderlip pic represents height at rest sitting on 235/60r15 mounted on 82 bbody steelies.

Picture says 1000 words... knowingly irrelevant to the thread, so chucked one in for rail clearance on those wheels.
 

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I stuffed a spare 327 in it for the drive here from Vancouver Island... outside of having dawned earplugs the whole way across to Eastern Ontario(not from leaky ttop seals, 'cause there really aint none left), with a small stay in the "Pontiac" and it was still a hoot to wave back at strangers who like old iron, no matter how decrepid a paint job looks. As you can plainly see, there is just way too much air under that rear.(front end jacked up to facilitate a starter replacement)

Ive had it out for a little Duke Boy run several weeks ago, and has renewed my goal to crack that exhaust up with somewhere around 50 more cubic inches and a fuel injection system... as soon as i can get shorter springs in 'er, ill add more pics. Before and after install. Stay busy everyone! R.
 

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