My Cuda Project Part II...now at Bruning Auto Design - Page 15 - Lateral-g Forums

tjbruning · #**141** 05-06-2009, 02:53 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.

tjbruning · #**142** 05-06-2009, 02:54 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 · #**143** 05-06-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruning Auto Design

Bob, you feeling ok?

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

**DOOM** · #**144** 05-06-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69

This is the proposed new stance once the front k-member and rear brackets are modified. The plan is to basically "notch" the front frame, move the k-members up into the frame and then "shorten" the rear upper shock mounts

This will make the new ride height be almost as low as the "fully dropped" original stance if I leave the "standard" set up

By doing this it will still allow me to have about 5 inches ground clearence at the lowest point of the crossmember at ride height and plenty of clearence in the back. I will need to mod the tunnel to clear the driveshaft, but not a big deal... so a much better stance without making the car have undriveable ground clearence..

A 1000x better....much more aggressive of a look. I can also fine tune it with the Air Ride......its gonna be more work and more $$ but the 4x4 look would kill the rest of the car..... if it doesnt sit right, the rest of the cars can be wicked but it will never be "right'

Ned thats perfect !!! Thats the way it should be I like the fender edge just above the rim lip

rjsjea · #**145** 05-06-2009, 06:22 PM

........never thought those rims could look too small on the front of a car, good choice goin 19's

New ride height looks good.

-Rob

DRJDVM's '69 · #**146** 05-06-2009, 08:05 PM

My thought exactly Rob...... the 18 looks small to me too.

Yeah the wheel openings are huge on the e-bodies... thats why I felt going with a 19/20 combo would be perfect. I'm not a big fan of the huge wheel look on alot of cars, but the bottom line is that an e-body is a pretty big car...so it works.

My goal was to have a ride height stance where the rim edge was very close to the wheelhouse edge....barely/no sidewall showing up top

Yes the car is minitubbed in the rear...done at the last shop...to put it nicely...they work but its not very pretty back there....

joe440 · #**147** 05-06-2009, 10:56 PM

coming along great, love the ride height

CAMAROBOY69 · #**148** 05-07-2009, 06:46 AM

Thats my favorite year Cuda and its looking great so far. If I was to ever buy another car project it would definetly be a 70 Cuda.

bentfab · #**149** 05-07-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69

My thought exactly Rob...... the 18 looks small to me too.

Yeah the wheel openings are huge on the e-bodies... thats why I felt going with a 19/20 combo would be perfect. I'm not a big fan of the huge wheel look on alot of cars, but the bottom line is that an e-body is a pretty big car...so it works.

My goal was to have a ride height stance where the rim edge was very close to the wheelhouse edge....barely/no sidewall showing up top

Yes the car is minitubbed in the rear...done at the last shop...to put it nicely...they work but its not very pretty back there....

This is with a 19 out back. I personally would like it a little lower but that's what the owner want's. These cars are a little tricky to make look right.

DRJDVM's '69 · #**150** 05-07-2009, 09:54 AM

Mark....that stance is pretty damn nice too..but I agree that it could go just a tad lower (especially since you are doing so much fab you can set it lower but not compromise clearence etc etc).

I had to do a double take on the rim... it took me a minute to realize that you had the center but not the hoop

I love the work you are doing on that car....very nice.