I am sick of my Hijackers blowing out so I switched to gabriel gas shocks and now my car sits a little lower. I know they make some kind of bracket offset that lifts like 3 but I was wondering if they made bent leaf springs that might give me a little more of a lift. I know they make them for th 60's novas. I'm looking for 4 or more, I am turning my show car into an off road vehicle, I have a 3 lift for the front and want the back to be higher than the front so anything over 4 would be great.
Rear lift for 1971 Chevy Nova?
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Those blocks only work if first you move the rear end to a position below the leaf springs, which is no real problem so go for it. That alone will lift the rear of the car about 6 inches relative to the center of the axles. Why don't you sell the show car and get a common junker to make into an off-road clown car? You should be money ahead.
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Your question makes me wonder if you know what you are talking about...while any vehicle can be turned into an offroad type vehicle, the choice you have made seems to be questionable, however, it is your dime, go for it-the simplest way to lift a rear leaf spring vehicle is with lengthened shackles, you can make them yourself, should be easy for someone with your obvious ability, having a show car and all, if that does not give you enough, consider aluminum blocks, we used to use them to lift a cj, placed between the spring and axle housing, that will displace the lift upwards, should be able to get enough lift using either way to get completely stuck and destroy your 'show car'...