Ridetech cradle fitment

[paulk68]

So I am test fitting my ridetech 4 link cradle in my 68 Camaro and at first try it is not going so well, when I get the passenger side sitting snug to the rear frame rails the driver side get pulled down away from the rails enough to fit a finger between the frame and the cradle. Have others had such a large gap? Also where do you start to pull it up tight to the rails.

[dhutton]

Sometimes you need to take a big hammer to the trunk floor and persuade it up a little where it is contacting the cradle. Sometimes you can push the cradle up with a jack if the car is assembled.

Don

[TheJDMan]

What Don said. Keep in mind that these cars are nearly 50 years old and there is no telling how many owners the car has had or if it has been in an accident in the past or what has been thrown into the trunk over the years. If the trunk floor is sagging you need to push it up.

[paulk68]

Originally Posted by TheJDMan

What Don said. Keep in mind that these cars are nearly 50 years old and there is no telling how many owners the car has had or if it has been in an accident in the past or what has been thrown into the trunk over the years. If the trunk floor is sagging you need to push it up.

Thanks guys, I was afraid of that, the floors and truck pan are brand new it is going to hurt me mentally to start beating on them with a hammer.

[paulk68]

Is there a preferred technique should I use a wood block along where the bar meets the floor? here is a couple pics



the bad side

[Josh@Ridetech]

Originally Posted by paulk68

Thanks guys, I was afraid of that, the floors and truck pan are brand new it is going to hurt me mentally to start beating on them with a hammer.

Like the other guys are saying, some clearancing may need to be done to get the cradle all the way forward. Sadly, you see more issues with the new floor pans needing to be clearanced more than the stock ones.

[paulk68]

so I spent some more time on this today and it is ugly. I mean i am almost an inch off from one side to the other. Is that normal?? am I really supposed to massage an inch somewhere in the sheat metal? I pulled out my level concerned the rails were off but that is not the case.

Here is the passenger side sitting where it should





And this is the drivers side








please help wish some suggestions. I get needing to go up a little but this is alot i feel.

[dhutton]

Just look to see where it is contacting and start relieving it. Not much else you can do. Use a lot of small hits instead of a few big hits.

Keep in mind it's not an inch, it's a half inch or less when you set both sides with the the same gap.

Don

[paulk68]

Thank you very much Don going to give it a shot this weekend

[Josh@Ridetech]

Originally Posted by paulk68

Thank you very much Don going to give it a shot this weekend

Did you get everything put in over the weekend?