you might try a small spacer on the rear wheels. im not postive but i would think that you might encounter some rub issues when your rear articulates i just went through this.. other wise it looks killer!
you might try a small spacer on the rear wheels. im not postive but i would think that you might encounter some rub issues when your rear articulates i just went through this.. other wise it looks killer!
Thanks for the input. Once I got the coilovers on and the height set, I look to have gained a little. I probably have about 1/2" clearance on each side on the inside now and I don't think I could even do a 1/4" spacer to bring the rim out without cutting the lips back a little.
Looks great man....if it rubs you can add an 1/8 to 1/4 spacer. You won't know until you get into some real agressive cornering. Make sure and play with the shock settings because they make a ton of difference.
Got the car into the alignment shop today. Everything was pretty close on the laser machine. I was out about a 1/4" on the rear with the alignment and about the same on the front. It needed a good amount of shimming to get the cars camber/castor sorted out but it drives pretty nice now. The prodigy bar seems to be pretty good riding compared to the stock leafs. Much stiffer and more planted ride than before. My stock seats I think are going to be an issue with hard cornering. I already feel myself bracing against the door panel and console.
Went for a drive the other day and broke a rocker. Luckily I got the car shut off before it did any damage or came apart.
Pulled everything apart and found a bent pushrod and an oiling problem from another.
So I picked up a set of Comp Magnum Roller Rockers, new 3/8" pushrods and guide plates.
With the taller rockers, I then had to change to a taller valve cover,and went to a fabricated aluminum unit.
They don't seem to take power brake boosters into account with these, so a little cut and re-welding and everything clears OK.
I picked up a set of Lemons Big block headers off a forum with 250 miles on them for a pretty good deal. I had blown a hole in my #4 cylinder header pipe and needed to get new headers anyway so the timing was good. They are a 2 1/4" pipe header with individual pipes and a 4" collector. They were ceramic coated and had O2 bungs for FI or fuel injection when it comes time for that. They fit super tight and some of the clearances are within 1/8". I had to trim my motor mounts for clearance on both sides and remove 1 grease fitting off my suspension to get full lock to lock without contact. No biggy but they are that tight.
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69 SS396 Camaro Coupe, 4link, 12bolt posi, Speedtech LCA and UCA's, Hotchkis 2" drop springs and sway bar, Ridetech triple remote resevoir coilovers, Bilsteins, Wilwood 6 piston front/4 piston rear, Magnaflow stainless exhaust, Lemons Headers, Comp rollers/p-rods/cam, Fikse 18x8.5 and 18x10
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