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*lakeroadster* · 03-04-2011, 06:11 PM

Not a guru, but I have set-up a hand full of rear suspensions from scratch and modified a few others.

So it sounds like you are running leaf springs? A lot of guys think shocks are shocks, but the type of suspension you have drives shock geometry, makes a big difference: Leaf vs. coil vs. coilover vs. ladder bar (trailing arm) vs. four link etc.

If you are running leaf springs I would suggest mimicking a stock GM set-up for a leaf spring rear suspension on a truck with a light duty rear end, like the S-10 you mentioned. I doubt there is anybody on this website that is more knowledgable than the Engineers at GM when it comes to suspension geometry.

Hope this helps.

03-04-2011, 06:11 PM	#7
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: Rear shock geometry Not a guru, but I have set-up a hand full of rear suspensions from scratch and modified a few others. So it sounds like you are running leaf springs? A lot of guys think shocks are shocks, but the type of suspension you have drives shock geometry, makes a big difference: Leaf vs. coil vs. coilover vs. ladder bar (trailing arm) vs. four link etc. If you are running leaf springs I would suggest mimicking a stock GM set-up for a leaf spring rear suspension on a truck with a light duty rear end, like the S-10 you mentioned. I doubt there is anybody on this website that is more knowledgable than the Engineers at GM when it comes to suspension geometry. Hope this helps. Last edited by lakeroadster; 03-04-2011 at 06:20 PM.