My saying it works very well was pertaining to the fact I had the kit installed on my car and everything was as advertised. The bump steer was within .03" and the outer tie rod cleared my rim(18" w/ 4.75" bs). I did not end up using it in the end because the centerlink bracket hit my oil pan and there was interference with one of the header primary tubes and the tie rod. These are all attributed to the Pontiac engine that is offset from chassis centerline by one inch. I didn't want to sound like I am bashing this product as in some previous posts. I also had a wildwood hub on the front and the added .38 hub offset caused my wheel to hit the back of the inner wheel well. This was the point I went to plan "z". lol
When I first read this thread I thought about chiming in and didn't. I wanted to state to other members that we should all be grateful for the countless aftermarket companies trying to fill our needs. Most of us here are trying to fit the biggest baddest parts into places never originally intended. It truly is amazing that one can buy a part that generally will fit within fractions of an inch into a car that is 40+ years old. I have owned my car for 27+ years now, and when I first owned it, you couldn't buy hardly anything.
Anyways, in a nutshell, with a Pontiac motor- no go. I hopes this helps someone.
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1969 Firebird: injected Pontiac 462ci, T56
Amazingly enough if you want to run a 10in rim with 275's this system is not for you. Atleast, thats my experience with it anyway.
On my 67 i would of had to roll the fender, modify the inner fender just to make turn in it. And thats with a 9.5 275 wheel with 5.5bs.
With an after market subframe i can run a 9.5rim 6.8bs 275 wheel with and lock to lock with no rubbing, and no inner fender work. The oem frame is strong but it has its limitations with big tires. IMO, i think it was a mistake for Ridetech to make that claim. I waisted 1k on the system!
When I first read this thread I thought about chiming in and didn't. I wanted to state to other members that we should all be grateful for the countless aftermarket companies trying to fill our needs. Most of us here are trying to fit the biggest baddest parts into places never originally intended. It truly is amazing that one can buy a part that generally will fit within fractions of an inch into a car that is 40+ years old. I have owned my car for 27+ years now, and when I first owned it, you couldn't buy hardly anything.
Anyways, in a nutshell, with a Pontiac motor- no go. I hopes this helps someone.
I appreciate the feedback. I'm sure others do as well. There is a lot of conjecture and bloviating that goes on with things like this by people who have no actual experience installing the system or driving the system. You have obviously installed it and its good to have some detailed feed back.
I did not try and bash ridetech. I only wanted to show people what was going on with my setup and see what others had done. I was hoping people who actually drove this system would give some feedback.
Hate to bump this thing but what a roller coaster of a thread.
I have ATX Billet spindles, Speedtech Control arms and in the box is a set of C6 z06 brakes with Kore 3 brackets.
I ordered a Tru-Turn so when that arrives on Monday, I hope to install and start taking some measurements to get some wheels sized up. LS fest is only a few months away now.
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