Ride Hight

[jacmac]

Whats the proper ride height in inches. The 69 chassis service manual "4.5" shows where to take measurement from " fig.7"& spec. section"page 4" says 5.5 inch + or- 3/8. Im sure thats correct but my cars at 8.5. Im I reading all this correctly? Car is 69 Z10 396 5 leafs spring 12 bolt!

[JohnZ]

Whats the proper ride height in inches. The 69 chassis service manual "4.5" shows where to take measurement from " fig.7"& spec. section"page 4" says 5.5 inch + or- 3/8. Im sure thats correct but my cars at 8.5. Im I reading all this correctly? Car is 69 Z10 396 5 leafs spring 12 bolt!

Yes, those specs and the measurement location are correct (it's also shown in UPC 0 in the Assembly Manual); do you have air shocks or replacement rear springs that would jack the body up 3" above spec?

[tom]

or taller tires......

[jacmac]

No shocks on the car yet,but it does have bigger tires, 35 yr. old BF Goodrich T/As G-60. The measurment is taken from the top of the axle to the frame,would tires really make a difference? Thanks for the imput guys!

[jacmac]

Springs are original but I did put the plastic spacers in between each leaf,I know they were not original to the car.

[tom]

Axle to frame, ignore the tires. I didn't check to see what you were measuring. Any point to ground, tires can change the measure.

[JohnZ]

No shocks on the car yet,but it does have bigger tires, 35 yr. old BF Goodrich T/As G-60. The measurment is taken from the top of the axle to the frame,would tires really make a difference?

Nope - tires will make no difference in that measurement; your issue is with the springs.