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Re: Ladder bars with leaf sping
[Re: dvw]
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03/21/22 06:24 PM
03/21/22 06:24 PM
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Melbourne , Australia
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Pick a side and go with it (ladder bar with coil over, or leaf spring with Caltrac).
Leaf spring floaters can be heavy, the last car I had with them I converted over to Caltracs instead.
Alan Jones
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Re: Ladder bars with leaf sping
[Re: cesar perez]
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03/22/22 12:24 AM
03/22/22 12:24 AM
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Fulton County, PA
CMcAllister
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Caracas setup is very expensive compared to 4 link or ladder bar iam interested in building a nostalgic 70 71 prostock with 4 speed A 70-71 Pro Stock Challenger had a pinion snubber and leaf springs.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
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Re: Ladder bars with leaf sping
[Re: CMcAllister]
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03/22/22 03:09 AM
03/22/22 03:09 AM
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Bend,OR USA
Cab_Burge
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Caracas setup is very expensive compared to 4 link or ladder bar iam interested in building a nostalgic 70 71 prostock with 4 speed A 70-71 Pro Stock Challenger had a pinion snubber and leaf springs. How fast and quick did they run back then  
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Ladder bars with leaf sping
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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03/22/22 01:14 PM
03/22/22 01:14 PM
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Fulton County, PA
CMcAllister
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Caracas setup is very expensive compared to 4 link or ladder bar iam interested in building a nostalgic 70 71 prostock with 4 speed A 70-71 Pro Stock Challenger had a pinion snubber and leaf springs. How fast and quick did they run back then 9.50s @ mid 140s If you are relying on a pinion snubber for traction on a race car you just haven't ripped out a sprague or u joint yet. I'm not recommending pinion snubbers for modern race cars. He was talking about 4 links and ladders bars while talking about a period correct (I assume) early 70s Pro Stock car, I was just telling him what was correct for that era. I wouldn't recommend anything in common use in 1970 for use today. Although some of the cheating tricks were clever.
Last edited by CMcAllister; 03/22/22 01:16 PM.
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Re: Ladder bars with leaf sping
[Re: fbs63]
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03/23/22 01:32 PM
03/23/22 01:32 PM
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Fulton County, PA
CMcAllister
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Leaf link. Sorry for the dark pics. Nice. A person could take that idea a few steps further, borrowing a few ideas from the RMS rear suspension. Replace the leaf spring with a lower link from the housing spring perch to the front spring mount. You could likely use the brackets you have there. Add an upper crossmember, shock mounts on the housing and some coilovers. Housing location device (lateral link would be easy) with the parallel 4 link. Or you could do a non-parellel design with different upper mounts. We have done this in the past on OE floors & framerails restomod type deals with maybe the inner wheel tub moved in. Works well. And you get the advantages of a 4 link style suspension - which are more than just "more adjustable".
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