Ride height, rakes, etc. - split from Impala rescue

and thanks for very good info rago! 1sc!

Sounds like you do have spacers. The way mine is jacked up is with air shocks.

I hate them cause it makes my car ride worse than my work truck when its empty, but I have to use them for now because the offset on my rims is wrong.

IMHO, air shocks are just about the worst thing possible. Instead of letting the springs carry the load, it forces the shock to carry the load of the car. Not really a good idea when you see that the shock is only held in by two very small bolts at the top & one large bolt at the bottom. The bottom mount is going to be put under serious side loading & could eventually snap. Hopefully not while going too fast down the road or a rollover could happen. Again, this is just my opinion. A lot of guys have been running air shocks since the 70's with no problems other than loose fillings in their teeth.

BigRed, how much more clearance over stock do you need? Those JCW springs I have give about 1"-1.5" more height & still ride decent. I think they cost right around $80 for the set. Just get the 3" lift for 68-72 A Bodies instead of the ones for 73-77 cars unless you really want a stinkbug stance.

What I want is some rims with the right offset so I can run regular shocks. I want to be able to run my current tires inside the wheelwell.

I would have fixed this situation by now, but since my wife and I disagree to the point of divorce about what makes a good looking rim---and she has my nuts hidden somewhere-- I am saving money to buy the style that we both do actually agree on. The Style we agree on doesn't come in less than 16" dia. so I gotta save for tires too. The horizon is still a ways away.

Until then, the Laguna just doesn't get driven very much.

you will be needing the 5.5" backspace on a 10" wheel Bigred I dont know what has happened over the years 4.5" Bs was a plenty now for some reason it has switched to 5.5" Min BS for our Cars

new math lol just like lumber a 2x4 isnt a 2x4 anymore

i checked my rear springs today, no spacers unfortunately. the weather was quite nice so i took some photos of the stance:





it seems to me like it is leaning forward a bit, but then again its one of the few g3s ive ever seen. what do you think?

That doesn't look too bad. Looks to me like you have taller tires in the back than the front, which would make the car "lean" forward. You may also have station wagon or some other heavy duty spring in the back.

That's not a bad rake at all. Though it does sit on the high side, I'd suspect either wagon springs or someone has replaced them with new ones. As high as it sits all around, I wouldn't be surprised to find new springs or possibly even Caprice springs.

Here's a pic of the original Limey project (R.I.P.) notice how high it sat with fresh springs. Limey can probably find a better picture, but you get the idea.