[V8] track F/R and fun stuff.....:-)

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Anything is possible.  That sounds like it would *work* from strictly  a 
geometry standpoint.  I tend to get a bit nervous in our litigeous  society to 
reweld steering arms and redesign (possible failure) lower ball joint  
attachments.  Al, I think all this is simpler, pick a target and chase it  with mods, 
not pick a mod and chase the fix.  A lot of customers have have  had me do the 
latter over the years.  
 
A given that the car is lowered means that a lot of surgery is required,  
that may not yield as good a solution as targetting the *purpose* of  lowered.  I 
got into this whole discussion because I saw front track being  discussed as 
a possible solution to increase type 44 handling, great idea  IMO.  When I see 
all that slop in the front of a type 44, and read with it,  suggestions of 
ball joint modifications and steering arm modifications, I think  there are 
better ways to get better handling.  Is what you propose  *possible*?  Sure.  I 
just ask the more obvious question:  Is it  necessary? 
 
I just don't see lowering a type for *performance* as a given.  I  don't see 
myself ever modifying a steering arm or lowering a ball joint as  solutions to 
the problem of lowered bump steer issues...  Actually, I don't  see myself 
even riding in one that has, thank you....
 
My .02
 
Scott J
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/18/2007 10:40:28 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
allanvega at adelphia.net writes:

In the  spirit of furthering everyons understanding of there suspension 
(myself  included), I am jumping back in on this thread.

Scott ,Jack and all.  Say one wants to still lower the car for what ever 
reason (looks, low  center of gravity, already spent the money on the parts, 
or  whatever).  And let say, one acknowledges the drastic affect this will  
have on suspension components and handling, and would like to work around  
that to find asolution. Can we have a discussion on this? After thinking  
about this a little, and rereading previous posts on this matter, I   now see 
your point with the sway bar and control arm issue.  I would  like to submit 
an idea to you and the list, and would appreciate your, as  well as Jacks 
feedback.  The solution to me seems to be relatively  simple. For how ever 
much you lower the car, you drop the lower ball  joint, and tie rod arm. This 
would effectively keep the suspension  relative to each other(i.e not change 
the geometry)  this would also  take care of the swabar issue as well. 
Dropping the steering arm would be  as simple as grinding away the old weld 
on the strut tube, and sliding it  down, then re weld. Not sure if lowering 
the ball joint mounting area is  possible, but it makes the most seance to 
me. Maybe weld some kind of  bracket or something. Do you agree with this in 
theory? I know I haven't  addressed the front axle slope, but this is what I 
come up with so  far.Al


 



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