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Old 03-04-2011, 08:13 PM   #11
OrrieG
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Re: Rear shock geometry

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Originally Posted by lakeroadster View Post
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.
That is what I did when I added the 4wd to my truck, figured GM spent millions, why mess with it unless it was failing (like stock TF front stamped shock mounts). I made my brackets but kept the stock geometry.
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