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Originally Posted by Roberts68 (Post 415295)

As for the Speedtechs, Roger at Speedtech told me that with the Tall Spindle I would want the flatter High Clearance uppers they make as opposed to the standard ones. That might be something you want to check on directly.

Question, where did you get your coated U-bolts and are they 1/2 or 7/16?

Nice! Father/Son trigger time is the best!

Covered on the HC uppers. :thumbsup:

U-bolts are 1/2" from DSE: http://www.detroitspeed.com/1967-196...le-u-blts.html

The varmint hunts are quality time. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 415299)

U-bolts are 1/2" from DSE: http://www.detroitspeed.com/1967-196...le-u-blts.html

As I suspected. Thank you.
I spoke with someone at DSE last week that told me I might have clearance issues tightening the nut near the bend for the shock tab with the 1/2". That and I would have to drill the plates out to 1/2" which is easily done.

I take it there is no such clearance nuisance?

My plates were 7/16 and I drilled them , it's tight at the bend but far from impossible.

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Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 415256)

That sounds like a blast. My Dad just went out to Western Nebraska to shoot some prairie dogs.

Now that's a little something I know a little something about. I'm not sure which was more fun... gittin em with a .310 or a .22 :lol:

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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 415232)

The current vision is to install a SpeedTech Chicane kit, SpeedTech upper and lower arms, RideTech single adjustable shocks, AFX tall spindles, new tie-rod ends with SpeedTech sleeves, and use the Hotchkis tubular sway bar that came with the subframe. Then I'll have the frame media blasted and powder coated or paint with POR or equivalent, I'm leaning to POR at this time.

I'd appreciate hearing the pro's and con's of this plan as I have no first hand experience with those components.

I'll also have for sale a relatively new stock steering box, upper and lower control arms, cross member, Wilwood 4 piston calipers, pads, hubs, and rotors, and Hotchkis lowered big-block springs. I'll have more details when I get it disassembled since I received the subframe a couple hours before I left town on Thursday.

Thanks :thumbsup:

Scott, nice score. As you know since we talked about it, I have been running a very similar setup to what you lay out here. And I can tell you it was very hard to let this go with as well as it did. I think you have a well thought out plan and is just about as good as you can possibly get with a factory sub. :thumbsup:

Any input on the SpeedTech uppers vs. the SPC's?

Sieg, before you do anything to that subframe give Mark Savitske a call. He wrote the book,"How to make a muscle car handle". Buy the book, then call him. He knows his business.
I never heard of the guy until about a couple months ago. Jim Fay(the guy that makes the Fays 2 watts link)gave me his phone number and we talked for about an hour. Great guy with alot of great info. He also has a web site. I hope I didn't lose his contact info. If I find his number I will send it to you via PM.

EDIT: go to scandc.com. Found his phone number.

What about this front suspension set up:

SPC uppers with delrin bushings screw in Howe tall ball joints
SPC lowers for coil springs with ride height adjusters
Howe tall tie rod ends
VariShock QS2 double adjustable
650 lb -2" lower coils (existing, possibly 680 lb)
Hotchkis 1 1/8 bar (existing)
Stock spindles (existing)

As I understand it this would get the geometry close to AFX tall spindles, neutralize bump-steer, provide the same shock travel as a coil-over and gain compression and rebond dampening adjustment.

If I want to take the geometry to the next level I can add the AFX spindles and change the studs in the Howe ball joints.

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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 416283)

What about this front suspension set up:

SPC uppers with delrin bushings screw in Howe tall ball joints
SPC lowers for coil springs with ride height adjusters
Howe tall tie rod ends
VariShock QS2 double adjustable
650 lb 2+" lower coils (existing, possibly 680 lb)
Hotchkis 1 1/8 bar (existing)
Stock spindles (existing)

Or, you could buy my JRS front suspension! :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by bdahlg68 (Post 416313)

Or, you could buy my JRS front suspension! :thumbsup:

If money wasn't an issue you're right! :yes:

Might have just scored an old skool 3970010 block that's .30 w/10K miles on the bore job. Another $6-7K and Huston we have a stroker. :unibrow:

:woot: