Lately I have been thinking about jacking up the rear to give it that slight "stinkbug" stance. The mechanical reasoning for me doing this is because the tires are so wide that they are rubbing on the lip of the fender when I have people in the back. Also at the moment it seems to be tilting in the opposite direction so it has an awkward look. Also I dont think I can lower the front any more because I might rub the headers on speed bumps.

Now I have absolutely no wheel hop and I heard that if you raise the rear you change your pinion angle and if that is upset too much you will have wheel hop. What should I do? It doesnt rub the tire to a point where it will pop but you can see little grooves from the lip.

Get the rear ride height "correct" so the rear lower control arms are level--then--fix the tire clearance problem (if you still have one) by using wheels with the correct width and backspacing.

Get the rear ride height "correct" so the rear lower control arms are level--then--fix the tire clearance problem (if you still have one) by using wheels with the correct width and backspacing.

I agree 100% with Schurkey......

Is this a tunable application? Or will I have to buy a completely new rear suspension setup to balance my changes with the other suspension components.

raising the rear can alter the caster up front and affect handling and tire wear.

Is this a tunable application? Or will I have to buy a completely new rear suspension setup to balance my changes with the other suspension components.
You will want springs A) the right stiffness for you; and B) the right height for the rest of the car. Pretty much the same for the rear sway bar--stiff enough to match whatever you've chosen to use up front. So, yeah, it's tune-able by choosing parts wisely.

'Course, you COULD buy a "completely new rear suspension setup" if you really want to...

just install a set of wagon springs and call it good. figure your out about 60 bucks and a hour labor if your not happy with it. I just gave my set of wagon springs away to philip (moderator in elcamino forums) this weekend. I just didnt like the stink bug stance myself. Jim

just install a set of wagon springs and call it good. figure your out about 60 bucks and a hour labor if your not happy with it. I just gave my set of wagon springs away to philip (moderator in elcamino forums) this weekend. I just didnt like the stink bug stance myself. Jim

thats what i did. concours springs in the back and stock replacement ac delco shocks. it doesnt raise it much, but it fits my 275/60/15s with no issues whatsoever and not a hint of wheel hop.

It's not always possible to find wheels with the right back spacing so sometimes raising the rear is the only option for tire clearance. I chose to add spacers to the stock springs instead of using taller (and stiffer) wagon springs. It's 1 1/2" higher now and even though the lower control arms are no longer level there is no sign of wheel hop. I suspect you would need to go a lot higher to cause any problems.

Tom

Is that enough of a change in height to make the rear look higher up than the front? I cant make my front any lower because then I would be rubbing my headers if I went over a speed bump or something with a large change in height.

Same here. Wagon springs in the back of my 70 and it sits great. Fits my 275/60/15's on 15x8 Rallys with 4.5" backspacing. No rubbing and no wheel hop.