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    mopar68 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
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    Car Year, Make, Model: 1929 model A tudor sedan
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
    The radius rods have to be parallel with the ground. The shackles go on the rear spring hangers, I would say around 45 degrees to the back. Make sure that they are angled enough so that when you hit a big bump, the shackles won't go over center and end up being forward on the spring end. You will want to crank in about 5 to 7 degrees of caster with the springs compressed to ride height and the full weight on the car resting on the suspension....

    hi are the shackles angled toward the center or outward , i have a shackle on each end of my spring

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