Re: Well, going to try something different...
[Re: Dartin]
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04/22/12 11:02 PM
04/22/12 11:02 PM
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Polyspheric, I get where your coming from, and if they do come down on me saying its not stock suspension, I won't be bummed out too much. The leaf spring is still my axle locator. I've just added a pivot point. Your second point, a new part has assumed part of original function..... That is true. Like caltracs, or "anti-hop" mounts for a GM G-body, or slapper bars even. The organizers of the few events that could have an issue with it, know what I am doing. Their usual response is "Oh, cool, it's like Caltracs, just not under the axle." I say, "Yeah, sure if you want to look at it like that." What you are saying about someone more important than me is probably spot on though haha. It isn't an issue until it is an advantage. Gregsdart, I'm not changing my leafs at all. I was going to try and find a way to do what your saying, but I came up with something else. Hard to explain in words, so when I move on to that part, I will be posting pictures up and it will make more sense. Thanks Randy, hopefully the "outside the box" thinking works. If not I Am wasting my money! -Kenny
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Re: Well, going to try something different...
[Re: gregsdart]
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05/06/12 02:32 PM
05/06/12 02:32 PM
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Thanks guys, glad to hear other people like like what I'm doing I currently have my leaf spring sliders mounted flat against the frame of the car. I want to be able to run a lower hole in the bottom diff mount and right now it has to be in the highest hole. So I am going to space my leaf spring slider up to raise the car back up a bit. As for the mono leaf, yeah it wouldnt hurt. -Kenny
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Re: Well, going to try something different...
[Re: StrokerAspen]
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05/15/12 11:35 AM
05/15/12 11:35 AM
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Well, it's been hard findning time to work on the car, but we are getting closer and closer. Hoping to run the car June 8-9 at a local street car heads up, P2P, but my pass track record isn't that great I usually don't have my car together. The rear is pretty much done now though. I need to do brake lines and space my leaf spring sliders up off the frame. Here are some progress pictures. The bars are threaded, and complete. Probably the worlds shortest top link bar haha. Will it work? Who knows! But I plan to find out! -Kenny
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Re: Well, going to try something different...
[Re: StrokerAspen]
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05/15/12 12:56 PM
05/15/12 12:56 PM
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Thanks for sharing pictures! How long of a top bar were you able to sneak in there? I know mine are short, but looking at the fox body stuff, they don't seem so bad, and mine are straight in the car. The triangulation of the fox body stuff shortens the length of the bar parallel to the chassis. I'm not sure what the fox body upper bar length is yet, but if we assume they are 10" long, using good old trigonometry, that gives us an effective length of 8.66" parallel to the chassis.
-Kenny
Sorry I would have to measure it when I get home, I cut a lot of that stuff out of the car when I redid the rear because of issues with the leafs, but there is probably enough left to measure it center to center....
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