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I noticed there are "3" holes in the bracket,,,,, Are these 3 holes for "height" adjustment only ??,,,************, This is where it was set up when i got the car,,,,,

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Hi Doug yes those holes are for ride height adjustments. When me and Jason put the mopar spring relocation kit on the 65 at the time i was running mopar super stock springs. When i went to the caltrac setup with the moved in spring boxes. I could only run the spring in the lower hole. Which also raised the rear of the car to high up for my liking. So i moved the caltrac/triangle to the middle hole. Which is in the same spot as the factory front spring mount hole. But to get the caltrac/triangle to clear the front hanger i had to cut out the front spring hanger to fit them. I never tried running the bar in the top hole so i never cut the box out so they would fit.If you never plan to run the springs in the bottom hole i would say go to town on the spring boxes. I would go with the second pix to make your cut.If you have any more questions please fill free to pm me or I still look forward to hearing about the new engine for the 65. thanks Bobby

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no need to cut it where the green line is,
nothing will hit there.
The bolt in the back might hit or the top of the spring eye if you put it in the top hole.

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Demon,,,,it i put the BAR in the upper hole,,,it WILL clamp down and bind on the frame bracket,,,

Bobby,,,thanks for the input,,
I dont want to raise the ride height any,,,
I DO want to try the upper hole on the caltrac bars though,,,and see what it does,, ,, I should be able to remove what i need with a cut off wheel,, ,so i dont have to pull the springs off ( did that last year when i put in longer spacers for the front spring eye,,, what a pain,,,did that one alone on the garage floor,,,lots of swearing and drinking going on that night,,lol )

hint ( the new motor combo does have a "5" in it ,,, ) more clues later,,,lol

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Caltracs makes a new set-up to clear the
relocation spring boxes.

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? heading to their website now,,,,anymore info on this ? thanks Demon

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no need to cut it where the green line is,
nothing will hit there.
The bolt in the back might hit or the top of the spring eye if you put it in the top hole.

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Demon,,,,it i put the BAR in the upper hole,,,it WILL clamp down and bind on the frame bracket,,,



doug, if you put the spring eye hole in the top hole it will lower your car some which will help you out if your minitubbed.
then you could use the upper hole on your caltracs.
when i ran caltracs in my 65 plymouth i went to the top hole on the spring perch which lowered the back of my car making it leave alot better.

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doug, if you put the spring eye hole in the top hole it will lower your car some which will help you out if your minitubbed.
then you could use the upper hole on your caltracs.

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Chris,
wouldnt that drive the upper hole on the caltracs higher up into the bracket ?
the car sits a bit high in the rear,,,and lowering it would be better,,i agree,,i might have some tire clearance issues in the wheelwell if i drop the ride height ,,, has a 31x15x10.5 tire now,,,arrgghhh,,,
thanks for the info,,,,
you could just send me your 65 (plymouth),,,and let me try it out....lol
Doug

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doug, if you put the spring eye hole in the top hole it will lower your car some which will help you out if your minitubbed.
then you could use the upper hole on your caltracs.

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Chris,
wouldnt that drive the upper hole on the caltracs higher up into the bracket ?
the car sits a bit high in the rear,,,and lowering it would be better,,i agree,,i might have some tire clearance issues in the wheelwell if i drop the ride height ,,, has a 31x15x10.5 tire now,,,arrgghhh,,,
thanks for the info,,,,
you could just send me your 65 (plymouth),,,and let me try it out....lol
Doug

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drop the rear of the car with the bolt in the top hole, then you'll be able to get to the top hole with the caltrac bar, it will give you less of a rake in the back and better weight transfer.
ask me how i know?
after i lowered my car in the back, 60 foots were much better.
sorry i love my 65 plymouth too much.

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The area of concern for this is the arc that the bolt head swigs on when the force is being applied. Any grinding that needs ot be done will be following that arc to the forward/front side of the car.

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I couldnt get on the top hole in the spring boxes on mine......... top side of the spring eye was hitting the frame......

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hmmmmm, this could be the same for mine,,,Im out to the frozen garage to lay under the car and check it out.

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Edited my post with some nasty picture for you.

I'm still sitting no matter what you say!

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LOL,,,almost spit on the keyboard Rob,
(hey,,,when the time comes,,,i'll give ya the Moparts discount on the exam,,,lol, )
( i even photo-shopped my lab coat on,,,lol )





ps,,also checked the clearance issues that 540 mentioned,,,looks like the spring/eye would hit at the top of the hanger on mine also,,,i assume this is a MP item,,,wondering what Chris' has on his,,perhaps a different bracket....with more clearance....

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going to the top hole would be worse anyways IMO

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top hole on the caltracs ?

too much hit ?

mine is just a 10 sec bracket car,,nothing fancy...top hole would be too much for it ?

i have never tried it,,,have been trying to learn different things on the suspension a bit,,,figured it couldnt hurt to try,,,until i looked at the car,,and saw some fabrication might be needed...

540' looks like the exact set up , clearance as mine,,,

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too much hit ?

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I would say yes to this. I for got to say that when i had the front spring in the bottom hole and the caltrac bar in the top hole. My car would blow the tires off it no matter what setting i used with the bars. also at this time i was running some used M/T 29.5x11.5x15 slicks. So i moved the bar to the bottom hole and the car would hook better but not good enough.SO after i moved the the front spring to the middle hole. I called calvert and told him what my car was doing. He recommended i run the bar in the bottom hole. After doing what he said i was running 1.44-1.45 sixty foots. So i left it there and raced it like that until you bought the car. I wish i would of tryed the bar in the top hole after i put the new slicks on but never did.
Doug i would cut the part out like what 540 posted and give it a try you never know the car might like it.If i can come up with the money i want to build a 512 for my dart. best of luck this year to you Doug. Bobby

Doug here is a pic of the 65 right after i put the cal trac kit on and with the front spring in the bottom hole. thanks Bobby