Leaf springs 65 Nova

**stainless1** · 11-06-2010, 12:47 PM

Hi all, I recently upgraded the stock front drum brakes on my 65 Nova to disk, utilizing one of the kits from CPP. Upon completion, I drove it to my local front end shop to have the allignment checked. While talking with the mechanic, I mentioned that I had a bad rear end hop problem and that I had bought a set of slapper bars. He looked at the rear end and seemed surprised that I only had one leaf spring on either side. He said someone had removed two of the leaves to lower it.

It should be noted that when I bought the Nova the front springs had been cut to lower the front end, and I had the same mechanic rebuild the front suspension with new springs, which raised it about 3 inches. Since then, I attended a car show and looked at another Nova with a V8 and it had single leaf springs. What gives? What is stock? I've got air shockes in the rear and my rear sits about 2 inches lower than the front. Would three leaves solve my traction problem and raise the rear 2 inches and the same time, or if the single leaf is stock, should I use the slapper bars and add more air to the shocks to level it out? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks

**CPPAaron** · 11-08-2010, 08:10 AM

The Mono leafs are stock... They do make replacement multi leaf springs (3 leaf) See the link! (the picture is Generic)

Classic Car and Truck Brake, Steering and Suspension Parts

**stainless1** · 11-08-2010, 05:18 PM

Aaron, I went to the link and it says the replacement 3 leaf set up will not work on vehicles that were equipped with monos. ???????

**CPPAaron** · 11-09-2010, 07:27 AM

Good Morning,

They will, all it takes is to either change to a U-bolt around the axle tube or the longer T-bolts. Give me a call when you have a minute. I'd be happy to set this up for you.