Having some ride height issues with a set of Detroit Speed 3" drop leafs I recently installed on my 71' Nova project. I am running there speed kit 1 front and rear which basically consists of the their upper/lower control arms, 2" drop springs up front, and 3" drop leafs in the rear with the red DSE koni shocks all the way around.
Currently the car is sitting 2" lower than the front, on the passenger side rear & 1-1/8" lower on the driver side rear. Front is dead nuts level from side to side at 23 5/8".
Measurements at each corner are:
Driver Front: 23 5/8"
Pass Front: 23 5/8"
Driver Rear: 22 1/2"
Pass Rear: 21 5/8"
I have spoken to DSE about the issue and they can't peg the source of the problem and have offered no real solution. This car is a very clean 2 owner, low mileage car that has never been wrecked, raced, abused, etc and has all original sheet metal so I find it hard to believe it is the car.... All suspension was tightened after weight was on the car, and the car has enough miles on it now where settling shouldn't be a factor anymore. With any additional weight added to the trunk or rear seat passengers will make this problem even worse.
DSE claims that this combination of parts should sit level, but in this application it clearly does not... These issues have me contemplating a rear leaf spring swap and possibly a shock upgrade? Looking at the Hotchkis 3" drop leafs and their fox shocks all the way around as a possible alternative? and or ridetech smooth body Q series shocks...
I'm hoping someone else has ran into a similar issue or has a better combination of parts I can swap to? Due to time and money constraints a 4 link or torque arm swap just isn't in the cards at this point in time.
Any help and all suggestions are appreciated!