Looking good GAE. Lucky you having the Ron man in the neighborhood. Those Penskes should make a big difference out back.
Do you have traditional shackles on the rear of your leafs or sliders? I don't know if I've ever seen your set up.
Thanks Rob. I've considered sliders many times but never pulled the trigger. Like Vince says, shackles, pollies, and the Fays II Watts is what I have been getting by on.
Vince, thats alot of extra space back there under the car that is going to trap alot of air. Were going to have to look into a way of keeping air from getting trapped in there. Time not being on our side might have to fill it with foam blocks cut to shape and cover with sheet metal temporarily and then build some sort of diffuser. Nother option could be splitter and side skirts.
Looking good GAE. Lucky you having the Ron man in the neighborhood. Those Penskes should make a big difference out back.
Do you have traditional shackles on the rear of your leafs or sliders? I don't know if I've ever seen your set up.
Amen on the Penske's.....I couldn't believe the improvement and tune-ability when I installed a 3-way on my Ducati. Besides they're real purdy.
Sliders!
Embarrassingly enough I have never seen those! I've been planning on Global West or Hotchkis bushings on my GW L2 springs. Is the end performance result of the slider considering the price difference comparable.......for a pro-tinkerer on a tight budget?
Vince, thats alot of extra space back there under the car that is going to trap alot of air. Were going to have to look into a way of keeping air from getting trapped in there. Time not being on our side might have to fill it with foam blocks cut to shape and cover with sheet metal temporarily and then build some sort of diffuser. Nother option could be splitter and side skirts.
Leave your blocks at home, we got it figured but it's a lot of tin work.
Amen on the Penske's.....I couldn't believe the improvement and tune-ability when I installed a 3-way on my Ducati. Besides they're real purdy.
Sliders!
Embarrassingly enough I have never seen those! I've been planning on Global West or Hotchkis bushings on my GW L2 springs. Is the end performance result of the slider considering the price difference comparable.......for a pro-tinkerer on a tight budget?
When Rudy brought his Pro Street Camaro up for a little R&R ----- one of the first things I noticed was that his rear end was in a bind.... the arc of the parallel bars was different than the arc that his leaf springs would allow... and the BIRD CAGE that was supposed to allow the rear to move (float) on the leafs was bolted down tight.... NO MOVEMENT ALLOWED.... So the two arcs where fighting each other - therefore noting was moving much. UGH!
Amazing what a little movement will do for a guys suspension... LOL
Then the high maintenance would be worth the effort.
I agree with him though -- get that weight as near center as possible....
Oh yeah -- and all the re-work helps keep him off the track.
There was a little misunderstanding with the inlet placement and deck lid center but you know wrong or right the customer gets what they want and I try to keep an open mind with off the wall stuff. One call made the choice.
Either way im cutting metal and sticking it back together right?
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