My Cuda Project Part II...now at Bruning Auto Design - Lateral-g Forums

bentfab · #1 05-05-2009, 04:51 PM

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Most of the Mopar suspension kits are designed to bolt-in with minimal fabrication. Ned's already past the point of no return...

Know the feeling !! This started out as an XV back half. What's left is the lower control arms and shocks.

rwhite692 · #2 05-05-2009, 05:34 PM

Mark that is a sweet setup you have there.

DRJDVM's '69 · #3 05-05-2009, 08:14 PM

yeah with the old 20/20 hindsight, I should have just bought the Shockwaves and had everything fabricated custom. Probably would have been close to a wash as far as overall price....

Well probably not....but the overall custom design may have been worth the extra $$....mounts on th rearend rather than bolt on with U-bolts etc etc etc...

One comment on the Air Ride.... the plate that holds the U-bolts is bending already...would have been nice to be alittle thicker.... I'll fix that once I get the rearend finalized.

bentfab · #4 05-05-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rwhite692

Mark that is a sweet setup you have there.

Thanks alot.

MoparCar · #5 05-06-2009, 04:18 AM

With the lowering of the car in the rear, will you have to modify your outer wheel tubs for clearance? Basically doing a "bump" to the outer to make room for the tire? The mini tub does the inside nicely but so many mopars are tight on the outer. Without sucking the tires in they are very close to the outer tub as I'm sure you know. I'm building a Challenger and I keep looking at this while doing mock up that's why I'm asking and looking for ideas from a Pro Build.....

Thanks! Wes

96z28ss · #6 05-06-2009, 09:27 AM

Does look nice, lower.

When are you going to get wheels for the car?

tjbruning · #7 05-06-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 96z28ss

Does look nice, lower.

When are you going to get wheels for the car?

Bob, you feeling ok?

96z28ss · #8 05-06-2009, 01:13 PM

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Bob, you feeling ok?

well once you put an actuall wheel in there it looked like it needed to be lower.

tjbruning · #9 05-06-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MoparCar

With the lowering of the car in the rear, will you have to modify your outer wheel tubs for clearance? Basically doing a "bump" to the outer to make room for the tire? The mini tub does the inside nicely but so many mopars are tight on the outer. Without sucking the tires in they are very close to the outer tub as I'm sure you know. I'm building a Challenger and I keep looking at this while doing mock up that's why I'm asking and looking for ideas from a Pro Build.....

Thanks! Wes

Ned had the tubs done at the last shop and there is plenty of room. Also, Challengers are wider at the belt line than Cudas (1 1/2") which makes it difficult to bring the wheel out as far since there is less clearance at the top of the tire.

Grimmey71 · #10 05-09-2009, 11:52 AM

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Ned had the tubs done at the last shop and there is plenty of room. Also, Challengers are wider at the belt line than Cudas (1 1/2") which makes it difficult to bring the wheel out as far since there is less clearance at the top of the tire.

XV runs 335/30/18's on the rear of their cars and they told me all they had to do was roll the wheel lip. I was kinda hoping to do the same on my cuda. I dig the 19 inch tires and the look, but my srt4 came stock with 19 and the tire price is high and they dont make alot of different sizes yet that I know of. I guess I am just hoping for big rubber with less work