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Old School Front Spring Hanger?
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11/30/10 11:01 PM
11/30/10 11:01 PM
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gearhead01
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I am wondering, has anyone everseen this arrangement for front spring hangers?
I bought the car with this arrangement. Old school bracket car from Maryland.
I did not think much about it until i figured out the two front spring bolts are 1/2" differint in location. The geometry has to be weird because the instant center is going to be low and way out in front of the car.
Needless to say, these hangers are coming out, and proper front spring hanger welded into the frame.
John
1971 Satellite Sebring Plus - 14.46 @ 95.43 1977 Road Runner - N/B 11.02@ 119 Drag Radials
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Re: Old School Front Spring Hanger?
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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12/01/10 12:00 AM
12/01/10 12:00 AM
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gearhead01
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To compensate for the lower spring bolt location, they put a 2" lowering block on the SS springs.
The front spring boxes that arrived today from RMS have four sets of holes. Normal height and 1-1/8" higher to move the location up. Then another set 1-1/2" back, to lengthen the wheel base slightly. I am planning to go high and stretched out.
Does not seem like anyone has ever seen this mounting. Must be the easy way out not soem old trick.
John
1971 Satellite Sebring Plus - 14.46 @ 95.43 1977 Road Runner - N/B 11.02@ 119 Drag Radials
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Re: Old School Front Spring Hanger?
[Re: gearhead01]
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12/01/10 12:18 AM
12/01/10 12:18 AM
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rockerbob
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Looks like a quick & easy way to move the springs inboard for tire clearance to me.
2005 Dakota 4X4 3.7
2004 Rumble Bee 5.7
1978 Diplomat 318
1969 Satellite 318 "bracket racer"
1966 Barracuda (in progress )
1964 Dodge 330 (future race project)
1962 Belvedere (HUM????)
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Re: Old School Front Spring Hanger?
[Re: rockerbob]
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12/01/10 12:24 AM
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gearhead01
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It does look easy. And the round tubing subframe connector also works easy as well.
I went to look at a Dana last winter. The guy had cut a pocket hole in the bottom of the frame, bowed out one side and drilled a hole through and slipped the front spring eye up into the pocket.
John
1971 Satellite Sebring Plus - 14.46 @ 95.43 1977 Road Runner - N/B 11.02@ 119 Drag Radials
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