Finally.. some REAL progress on Penny..

[evilzee28]

Originally Posted by 71Nova

The wheels that are on Penny in the picture are smaller diameter than the wheels that are going to be on the car. My guess is that those wheels are just for moving Penny around while work is being done to her.

I figured that they were smaller diameter for rolling the car at this stage, but if you sight where the bottom of the bracket is in the pic it's very marginal even with larger dia tyres. It might well be the angle of the pic, but still worth making sure it's ok. If you do have to run larger diameter tyres with that set up to avoid the bracketry being below the scrub line, then it's a dangerous bit of kit & potential purchasers should be made aware by the company that manufactured it that it requires larger dia wheels/tyres to work safely. Is it that the brackets are temporary & supporting the cars weight in place of the coilovers?? Even if this is the case, the bolt still looks too low.hth Please tell me I'm wrong

[68protouring454]

you seem to be a real hero at whatever you set your mind too, damn a painting genious now a susp designer, since your so smart, i cannot believe your own eyes did not see the 18 inch rim on the front of the car, or better yet in all the other pics of the car you can see what the rear wheels are, or even better then that my post about the 3 link and the direct behind the car view of this susp, when is your hitting the market?
and again being so savvy as you, this is a pro touring site, and you need to have 17-18 tires for the most performance as well as needing really 18's nowadays to fit the 14/13 inch brake set ups, so i would say they have things covered, last i checked they have said multiple times that this kit needs at least a 17 inch tire.
and my guess from actualling reading this thread like a normal one does is that steve is waiting on his custom width axle so he does not have to do a backspace change to his wheels, so more then likely its a lateral dynamics stock width rear, where as he needs it to be a bit shorter,thus needing his killer racing wheel rear tires on there, did you actually read any of this thread????????????

[Payton King]

The rear looks great. Will you still be able to run the exhaust that was on the car or will you need to modify it?

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by Payton King

The rear looks great. Will you still be able to run the exhaust that was on the car or will you need to modify it?

Yes, but not without a redesign. The old system went straigth out and will have to pop up over the axle. Hell, I might redesign the whole thing. I dug the NASCAR tips but I would rather have good handling than a cool looking exhaust

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

steve is waiting on his custom width axle so he does not have to do a backspace change to his wheels, so more then likely its a lateral dynamics stock width rear,

Bingo

Also, the bar that is holding up the car (in place of the yet to arrive shocks) hangs lower than the shock will. I think I said that earlier..

Anyways.. here's a more done system. I think thier newer design even has more clearance than this.

http://www.lateral-dynamics.com/gall...ed/Mopar01.jpg

[Mean 69]

The unit shown under the purple Mopar is the original design, this particular car uses 20" wheels so the bracket height was not an issue. We have gone back and snugged things up, but the setup will still require a minimum of a 17" wheel in the back for clearance to ground in case of catastrophic tire failure. The lower control arm bracket and shock bracket were moved up a bit, the change on the geometry was minimal, and there is no reduction in suspensions travel as a result of the slight tweak. Steve pointed out that the flat bar is just a strap to hold the car off of the ground so we can roll it around while the "real" rear end is being completed and powder coated.

Mark

[Matt@Lateral Dynamics]

Originally Posted by evilzee28

Please tell me I'm wrong

Okie dokie.

[68protouring454]

disrespectfull, maybe alittle, however why not read whats in front of your own eyes and look at the pics a bit closer before you jump on some make shift bandwagon

[evilzee28]

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

disrespectfull, maybe alittle, however why not read whats in front of your own eyes and look at the pics a bit closer before you jump on some make shift bandwagon

Jake, the only reason I posted the reply was because looking at the picture the point where the bolt goes through the bracket "looks" lower than the scrub line & if that were the case I felt it to be dangerous.Certainly wouldn't want to see Penny have a nasty accident due to a blow out if that were the case. If you look at my post it also says that I realise that the wheels are only on there to roll the car around. I also mentioned about the coilovers not being on there, plus I did say it might be the angle of the pic, so at no time was I trying to be smart about it.I've not seen it say that you must run 17" wheels or bigger,maybe I missed it, but by the same token someone with 15"/16" wheels might order the kit without realising this also,...who knows?

Steve, yeah I've been a knucklehead for sure. I'm sure that everyone says or does something they may later regret at somepoint in their lives. I've said things here & in the cold light of day regreted them. It's just that unfortunately I have a very quick temper & when I've been verbally attacked here in the past I've retaliated by posting how I feel right at that time, without taking time out to let my anger subside. I didn't post on this thread to be slagged off by someone, I did it out of concern...Sorry

[Steve1968LS2]

ok.. both people said thier peace.. now back to me, me, me..

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