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Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: roadrunnerreds] #252443 03/15/09 08:48 PM 03/15/09 08:48 PM
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Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: roadrunnerreds] #252444 03/15/09 08:50 PM 03/15/09 08:50 PM
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Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: roadrunnerreds] #252445 03/16/09 10:48 AM 03/16/09 10:48 AM
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Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: roadrunnerreds] #252446 03/16/09 02:11 PM 03/16/09 02:11 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	These are pics of my 64 Belvedere. Remember the car will have a forward rake. This will require raising the front mount to keep the bar level. Also lowering the rear ride height will require raising the ladder bar front location to maintain its current posistion. I agree after a lot of research, its hard to install the mounts to low unless the car sits in the weeds. Doug 5097143-22.jpg (130 downloads)

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252447 03/16/09 02:14 PM 03/16/09 02:14 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	Heres the front mount 5097154-25.jpg (519 downloads)

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252448 03/16/09 02:16 PM 03/16/09 02:16 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	Heres the outside of the front mount. the tube was boxed in later. Doug 5097157-24.jpg (171 downloads)

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252449 03/16/09 02:18 PM 03/16/09 02:18 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	This is how it sits at ride height. Doug 5097161-64.jpg (179 downloads)

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252450 03/16/09 06:02 PM 03/16/09 06:02 PM
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mopowers OP master M Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,011 Sac, CA	Quote: Heres the outside of the front mount. the tube was boxed in later. Doug Is it better to notch the subframe connectors to accept the ladder bar crossmember like that? I always thought people just buttweld the LB crossmember to the connectors. Last edited by mopowers; 03/16/09 06:49 PM.

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252451 03/16/09 06:07 PM 03/16/09 06:07 PM
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mopowers OP master M Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,011 Sac, CA	I would think mounting the coil overs like that would want to twist the upper crossmember. Is that a common way of mounting them, or would mounting them directly below the crossmember be better?

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: mopowers] #252452 03/16/09 10:53 PM 03/16/09 10:53 PM
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dizuster master D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,635 Oakland, MI	Quote: Is it better to notch the subframe connectors to accept the ladder bar crossmember like that? I always thought people just buttweld the LB crossmember to the connectors. By putting the tube all the way through the frame, you can then weld it on both sides. I'm not sure if it's common to do it that way, but it's certainly stronger... Quote: I would think mounting the coil overs like that would want to twist the upper crossmember. Is that a common way of mounting them, or would mounting them directly below the crossmember be better? The only way that shock is twisting the 1" 3/4" tube welded only 2" away from the frame, is if this car becomes a dukes of hazard stunt double later in it's life! Mounting them directly below may just become a packaging issue. You gain about 2" of room when putting them on the side like that vs. straight down.

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: mopowers] #252453 03/16/09 10:57 PM 03/16/09 10:57 PM
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mopars rule mopar addict M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 972 alabama	It is a very common way of mounting the shock tabs. The S&W racecars instructions show that you can mount them directly under or on the side, either way is fine.

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: mopowers] #252454 03/17/09 09:52 AM 03/17/09 09:52 AM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	You can't see it very well, but the shock tab is also welded to the OE cross member. I had worried about this also untill I loooked at many other cars that were the same. Doug

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252455 03/17/09 11:00 AM 03/17/09 11:00 AM
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mopowers OP master M Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,011 Sac, CA	Yeah, I noticed that when I went back and looked at your pictures again last night. That seems like a smart thing to do. I may have to 'borrow' your idea . Thanks again for the pics. Do you have a picture of the front LB crossmember all welded up?

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: mopowers] #252456 03/17/09 08:39 PM 03/17/09 08:39 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	Here you go. I hole sawed it first. Thene cut the bottom piece out. Slid the cross member up and tacked it. Then I welded the botom piece I cut out back in. Doug 5100580-138.jpg (232 downloads)

Re: A body's w/ ladder bars?? [Re: dvw] #252457 03/17/09 08:40 PM 03/17/09 08:40 PM
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dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,897 MI, usa	A pic from the inside. 5100588-199.jpg (184 downloads)

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