Partially true, I never liked the way they had to be mounted under the car to clear all the IRS stuff, over time and racing (and wrecking) I snapped the top off them 3 times. Plus it looks cool!

It does look cool! I was blown away but this style of setup when I saw it in Mike Maier's Mustang years ago.

Cool! What did you use for the bushing or bearing?

I used oil impregnated Bronze bushings on each side pressed into the rocker. There is a tube in between the plates where I have a grease fitting so I can fill it full of grease. The bolt through the middle is called an axle bolt and it only has threads on the end so the shank and the bore of the bushing is the same. Perfect fit actually, It took me a while to figure out how to do it cheaply, but it works great, and if it wears I can replace the bushing for about 85 cents each!

Thats killer. I am looking at doing something similar and was looking at either needle roller bearings with a thrust washer and or taper roller bearings but man like you said they sure are expensive. Let us know how they hold up and if there is any sticktion to the assembly.

Yo, BeachCruiser, I'm sorry if I missed it in your earlier posts, but what initially turned you off on the original Corvette monoleaf setup, particularly in the rear, where it's so easy to change ride height? I kind of like the idea (and function) behind it, in that it's so ridiculously light . . .

I look forward to using my car like you use yours sometime this year . . .:whenitsdone:

Even with the monoleaf spring you still have to make provisions for the shocks, so I decided to go coilover instead. Makes it pretty easy to change the ride height, and corner weight the car. Also I wanted the flexibility to change spring rates. I'm on my third set of springs now. I think I finally have the car balanced. The stock corvette spring rate is set for a corvette, I weigh more in the rear than a Vette.

there's a whole course in engineering called strength and materials - it's for a good reason.

It shouldn't snap/crack/fracture/break. If it is snapping, it's not because of the style setup

Yeah, I took that course years ago, the were breaking because they where getting bound up under certain circumstances and there was to much side loading (bending) on the shafts. that can't happen anymore. Like it sits they can only move linearly.

First AutoX today with the new setup, everything worked perfectly! I need to adjust the ride height and re align everything. The camber and toe was pretty far off, I just didn't have time to deal with it before the AutoX. Next stop, New Jersey Motorsports Park to get a little seat time around the Thunderbolt course to prep for the Optima event there in May. JonnyMac even came out for a ride today.

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No more low hanging Coilovers!

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