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Old 10-01-2009, 11:08 PM
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Dont forget this is on the 70 Cuda.....not a 1st gen Camaro.....so the actual numbers for overall width arent going to be the same. If it were a '69 Camaro I would be good to go since you guys have all done a ton of them and could tell me exactly what I need to do.

Thats why I'm just trying to get an idea on what I have to work with for my application.....its just to help me see where I can go from here. I'm not going to max out my ability to narrow it..... and I'm not looking for a 6 inch lip

Rodger......Air Ride does have some weld on brackets I plan to use on the actual Dane 60 I use. These are just the ones that came with the rear Air Bar and will work for now. They work but are big and bulky and the plates are already kinda bending upward The final set up will be cleaner and stronger for sure.

So basically I could probably go 2 inches more narrow if I really wanted to or had to ? Do you guys agree?

And Frank... I do plan on placing my order for the Dana 60 with you once I get this all done....

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Old 10-04-2009, 07:34 AM
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These are just the ones that came with the rear Air Bar and will work for now. They work but are big and bulky and the plates are already kinda bending upward The final set up will be cleaner and stronger for sure.
If the plates are bending, then you probably have over torqued the u-bolts and are also crushing the axle tube.
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Old 12-01-2009, 03:55 PM
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Why not build a new link mount assembly that gets rid of the U bolts? Would sure clean things up and make more room.

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So the weld on Air Ride brackets arent going to work.....I was told by Air Ride....unless I do a shorter link bar. On the standard Air Ride U-bolt type mount, the lower link is pretty much right under the axle tube....on the weld on it looks to be about 1.5 inches forward of that....

All the weld on mounts I can find online seem to be the same way......anyone out there have a source for lower mounts that would put the link right under the axle and still have a shock mount like the Air Ride?

The alternative is to do the weld on mounts and get a shorter link bar....which I may do.
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Old 12-01-2009, 06:00 PM
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Ned --

Check out Hortons Welders Series -- they have lots of brackets and "stuff" that might help you fab your own set up.
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Yeah I looked at them but the brackets look pretty similar to what Air Ride has....
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