Track Day 'Cuda

[preston]

Hm I see Ron has you putting the shock witha fair bit of side view tip back, it seems to be lined up with your caster/anti-dive angle - must be at least 1.5" behind FACL on the chassis mount ?

I'll have to ask him about that as he put mine pretty straight up and down from the side angle.

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by preston

Or you could have just used a mockup shock and spring

Yes, but i want the adjuster perfectly inline with the shock so the jack bolt pushes straight down and not off at an angle. If I used a shock, I have to fight the pivot of the upper bolt and mount to the adjuster, making it very difficult to keep everything vertically inline.

Ron copied this tool and now sells it in his catalog. I guess my question is, how does someone who has built race cars for 30 years not already thought of this and made it? This is the first time I built something with an adjustable coil over mount, and knew in about 5 minutes I needed something to keep everything in alignment.

[ur-n-8]

Originally Posted by CJD Automotive

Yes, but i want the adjuster perfectly inline with the shock so the jack bolt pushes straight down and not off at an angle. If I used a shock, I have to fight the pivot of the upper bolt and mount to the adjuster, making it very difficult to keep everything vertically inline.

Awesome build! And very good idea^

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by preston

Hm I see Ron has you putting the shock witha fair bit of side view tip back, it seems to be lined up with your caster/anti-dive angle - must be at least 1.5" behind FACL on the chassis mount ?

I'll have to ask him about that as he put mine pretty straight up and down from the side angle.

Yep, been a few people with Ron front ends that have noticed difference between what they have and mine. Remember these are built different for each car. My track width is pretty wide, so my control arms are longer than most. I assume geometry takes precedence and the coil over simply mounts how available. In my case, the lower coil mount is a pretty good ways out there, and it becomes a matter of simply mounting the coil over where the spring clears the inside of the upper arm. I know the angles and will calculate my spring rate once I have it done and scaled.

[68EFIvert]

I love the build. You are doing a gear job with the car. Ron is making me a front suspension for my Volvo 1800 build. It is quite a bit narrower than most so it will be interesting if it changes shock angles or anything else.


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[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by 68EFIvert

I love the build. You are doing a gear job with the car. Ron is making me a front suspension for my Volvo 1800 build. It is quite a bit narrower than most so it will be interesting if it changes shock angles or anything else.

Been following your Volvo build. Really like seeing something so different. You've done a great job with the mods that enhance the look instead of changing it.

[syborg tt]

I hate this thread so much

Every time I get a notification I scramble to get what I need done so I can come look at this thread.

God I love this thread

[CJD Automotive]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

I hate this thread so much

Every time I get a notification I scramble to get what I need done so I can come look at this thread.

God I love this thread

Well, thanks! Same old same old, fit tubes, weld tubes, repeat. Got some cool stuff coming though!

[preston]

Well, thanks! Same old same old, fit tubes, TIG weld tubes, repeat. Got some cool stuff coming though!

Fixed it for ya !

[preston]

Any updates ?