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    Posted: Feb/16/2018 at 7:40pm
Thinking of softening the rear suspension on my '69 AMX. Jeg's has Calvert Racing split mono-leaf springs in a couple of heights.

http://www.jegs.com/p/Calvert-Racing/Calvert-Racing-Split-Mono-Leaf-Springs/4018744/10002/-1

Since this car spends 99% of it's life on the street I'm hoping they're good on both street and strip.

Any opinions?

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Those are designed to be used with CalTracs.  If you are doing that, they will probably work well for you.  If I were looking at primarily street performance, I would look at some other solution. They do not ride particularly well and they don't lend themselves to cushioned bushings.  If your "street" use is less than 3000 miles per year and it is mostly cruising, you will be able to tolerate them.  If you actually take trips in the car, you will not like them.
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Currently have Cal-Tracs on my AMX with Espo 5-leaf springs. Front bushings are aluminum, rear are urethane. Rides stiff as a railway car right now so I'm used to it. The arch in them is a bit excessive also.

I've done some reading on other brand forums about the split-leaf on the street. Most say they're stiff due to the front half spring being so thick. Others said ride quality really didn't change.

My AMX doesn't see the highway much. Since I've already got the Cal-Tracs it sounds like going with the split-mono will be a good upgrade, will save a few pounds as well.

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 I had split leafs and caltracs on 74 Jav AMX  and used their recommended adjustable shocks and
it rode quite nice . You can order ride height you want in springs. They were very good to deal with and used their recommended setup .
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Took the plunge and bought a pair of the standard ride height split-mono springs and a pair of the adjustable shocks.

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Guess I should have stated the reason for this change. My goal is to get the car to hook with DOT tires. Currently have 255 60 15 M/T ET Street S/S tires. Would like to fit some 275 50 15 but not sure if they'll clear.

I've used the Cal Trac bars for several years and the car hooks well with slicks but rebounds kind of bad. Pretty sure that'll cause a loss of traction on DOTs.

I'm the R/W/B AMX.


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Parts are here!


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Installed the springs and shocks today and with all aftermarket parts there's always an issue or two.

When I first put this car together I used a set of Espo leaf springs. I added a pair of Cal-Trac bars with stock shocks. Noticed the shock mounting post on the Cal-Trac piece doesn't mirror the original AMC. The original AMC is angled to match the direction of the shock. Guess Calvert Racing assumed the post was straight because that's how their parts are. I was able to get the stock shocks in place with no clearance issues despite this.



The new split mono leaf springs went in pretty smoothly.

The Calvert Racing shocks are wider on the bottom than the stock shocks. When I went to install the them it was clear the shocks were going to have an interference problem with the exhaust.




The good news is there's plenty of room on the axle tube side. I may be able to solve this by correcting the shock post angle problem and move the shock back towards the axle. I'd rather not do any exhaust work if I can avoid it.






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It is not good to have the bottom of the shock on a bind like that. Ultimately it puts a side load on the valving system.
(I work for the company that makes those shocks)
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Originally posted by SC397 SC397 wrote:

It is not good to have the bottom of the shock on a bind like that. Ultimately it puts a side load on the valving system.
(I work for the company that makes those shocks)



Good to know, thanks for the info! I'll post updated pics when I get the mounts modified.

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