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Originally Posted by ccracin
The initial base for this thread was to try and answer some of these questions or at least give folks some legitimate targets. Alot of guys can choose alot of parts and put them together, but have no idea what the end target should look like. I think we are turning on some light bulbs with regard to this stuff.
Your complete post just gave alot of information that I guarantee guys that spent thousands of dollars on parts never even considered.
My head hurts too, literally I'm still sick! Crap.
Thanks for jumping in Roger, your thoughts are well respected around here.
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As far as respected, I don't know about that, we are just lucky and might have common sense which is not so common any more.
I have a 1946 Packard that a customer brought in a while ago that we are going to have to build a complete custom suspension for. No C6 stuff with trans axles, just a 5.3liter LS engine with 4L60E. It will have updated rear leaf springs in the rear. But the front suspension is almost impossible to get parts for and who would want to use it any ways, the steering in those days did not return to center and and was not built to do much over 55mph, maybe. I have looked at using the stock pick up points and build new control arms to those since we lowered the ride height the geometry would be Descent. But the crossmember curves forward to clear the old straight 8 flat head engine. Now I started with the tires he wants to run ( Caddy wire wheels) which have a 28" diameter in the front with the tires. But the wheels only come in a 5 on 5" bolt pattern. So that limits the avalible spindle and brake options real quick. Wilwood had a 13 kit with 5 on 5" pattern with their Pro spindle but those would not clear or even work with a 15" wire. So
I got a set of 98 chevy truck spindles for 100 bucks from the junk yard. They have 5 on 5" pattern stock. I'm working on figuring on the ride height of the chassis and will set the spinldes at the spindle height of the desired tires at the rough track width I'm looking for. Then I will set up the rack at the height the spindle's steering arms. I will then figure out a good upper control arm length and ratio to the bottom to optimise bumpsteer with the standard 24" center AGR rack.
I'm not trying to make a super corner carver Packard, but there is no front suspension kit on the market that I found that will suit my needs so we will build it. Same theory just not as high tech I suppose.
take it for what it's worth, probably not much
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