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Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555801 03/02/14 05:46 PM 03/02/14 05:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555802 03/02/14 06:29 PM 03/02/14 06:29 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: Quote: Quote: Really depends on what springs you have. The ride height can change a lot from car to car. Best to measure extended length and length with weight on car. Did you change the i/c on your Dart by moving the ft. mounting point or are you still in the stock location. My springs are mounted as high as I can get them in the pocket you can go. I have a 1/8 of a inch to the floor pan from the spring eye. This is what I needed to hear and I`m slammin mine back up where they were before I screwed em up............. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555803 03/02/14 06:48 PM 03/02/14 06:48 PM
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deaks master Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3,210 robin hood country	Are the caltrac mounts similar to the stock ones. Have you managed to maintain your comp damping by pushing the upper mounts up ? Thanks for the pics. Mick 69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: deaks] #1555804 03/02/14 09:38 PM 03/02/14 09:38 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: Are the caltrac mounts similar to the stock ones. Have you managed to maintain your comp damping by pushing the upper mounts up ? Thanks for the pics. Mick It's a little shorter but I still have plenty of travel. The Calvert shocks plates are the same as factory but are thicker and use a bolt for the shock mount not the stud. Last edited by 1967DartGT; 03/03/14 01:55 AM.

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555805 03/02/14 11:46 PM 03/02/14 11:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: Quote: Are the caltrac mounts similar to the stock ones. Have you managed to maintain your comp damping by pushing the upper mounts up ? Thanks for the pics. Mick It's a little shorter but I still have plenty of travel. The Calvert shocks plates are the same as factory but are thicker and use a bolt for the shock mount no the stud. Do you have any pics of the ft. mounting hole in the leafs by chance? 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: Thumperdart] #1555806 03/03/14 01:58 AM 03/03/14 01:58 AM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: Quote: Quote: Are the caltrac mounts similar to the stock ones. Have you managed to maintain your comp damping by pushing the upper mounts up ? Thanks for the pics. Mick It's a little shorter but I still have plenty of travel. The Calvert shocks plates are the same as factory but are thicker and use a bolt for the shock mount no the stud. Do you have any pics of the ft. mounting hole in the leafs by chance? No I don't sorry, how soon you doing it? I could get a pic this week. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555807 03/03/14 02:01 PM 03/03/14 02:01 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	I`m starting on it today if the sliders come in and if not then tomorrow. You said "The front eye is 1/8 in. from the floor" so that tells me you really lowered it since stock from what different guys tell me is 3-3 1/2 inches from floor pan. Sound about right? Thankxxx............ 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: Thumperdart] #1555808 03/03/14 02:32 PM 03/03/14 02:32 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Yes my car sits low, it was about the lowest the front could go. there was only 1/4 of travel to the bump stop on the front. Its a pain to get rear tires on and off, need to let the suspension drop when jacked up and have to deflate tires and crush them down to get them on and off. It's about 2 inches off the floor to center of bolt if I had to guess. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555809 03/03/14 02:37 PM 03/03/14 02:37 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Thankxxxx............if you can confirm that 2"`s that would be great. I`m 3 1/2"`s from floor to center eyelet now which is 3/4`s of an inch lower(towards the ground)than before which might explain my horrible last outing of 6.20 111.17 1.42 60 ft. Mucho appreciated...........I plan on a 1.35 60 9.65 et at around 137 mph which I feel is doable and hopefully within a month........... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: Thumperdart] #1555810 03/03/14 02:49 PM 03/03/14 02:49 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	I will see if my buddy is going to shop and have him measure. I wont be near the shop till end of week. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555811 03/03/14 03:11 PM 03/03/14 03:11 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Thankxxxx..............no biggie if not cos I know where I screwed up........... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555812 03/03/14 03:27 PM 03/03/14 03:27 PM
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dannysbee master Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,160 Texas	I am just looking listening and hopefully learning. I am just wondering if mounting the shock in front of the axle and using compression to control axle rotation and extension to control body seperation would be why they are mounting the shock in front of the axle. The other benifit would be the ability to adjust body seperation and axle rotation with different shock setting versus both being controlled by extension in the shock mounted behind the axle. That's my thoughts, what do you guys think. Getting old just means you were smarter than some and luckier than others.

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: dannysbee] #1555813 03/03/14 04:02 PM 03/03/14 04:02 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	The caltrac controls rotation, you want to be on front because that is the part of the spring that dictates traction. It reacts faster when you are on the front. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555814 03/03/14 04:07 PM 03/03/14 04:07 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: The caltrac controls rotation, you want to be on front because that is the part of the spring that dictates traction. It reacts faster when you are on the front. I`m really thinking about doin this but can a Rancho shock(4 now)handle the hit being in ft? 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: Thumperdart] #1555815 03/03/14 04:18 PM 03/03/14 04:18 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: Quote: The caltrac controls rotation, you want to be on front because that is the part of the spring that dictates traction. It reacts faster when you are on the front. I`m really thinking about doin this but can a Rancho shock(4 now)handle the hit being in ft? Only one way to know. I don't know that answer. I would guess yes with a slick tire it could. Last edited by 1967DartGT; 03/03/14 04:19 PM. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555816 03/03/14 04:24 PM 03/03/14 04:24 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Never the "smart guy" I always end up doin things two or three times over when I could of done it "right" the first time.......... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: Thumperdart] #1555817 03/03/14 04:26 PM 03/03/14 04:26 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	practice makes perfect!! Don't think you are doing to bad with your combo. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555818 03/03/14 04:31 PM 03/03/14 04:31 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Thankxxx...........But like most of us, we want more but I promise it will go a 9.6 something OR better when I pull my head out and step this pig up. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555819 03/03/14 04:53 PM 03/03/14 04:53 PM
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Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: So what do you use as the bolt/shock mount size wise. I would assume the Afcos and other quality shocks use heim joints and my Ranchos run the bushing......... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: NEED PICS OV VERTICALLY MOUNTED SHOCKS................. [Re: 1967dartgt] #1555820 03/03/14 05:37 PM 03/03/14 05:37 PM
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1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: A clearer pic of upper mount Yes a bolt goes in and has hein end on the shock. I took front rubber bushings out as well and mounted the front shocks solid. Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

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