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

[Scott Simmons]

FWIW, Page 3 also has a perfect shot to show where the top starter bolt is.

~Scott S

Ron Wainwright wrote:

>Scott, I know you post over on motorgeek
>sometimes..have you seen this?
>http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11425
>
> Just brows through it a bit & you'll see on page 3
>haydn's reworking of the front suspension. There are
>plenty of other pics of what he has in mind scattered
>on the rest of the pages of his thread.
>Not asking you to look at the whole thread....but take
>a glance on page 3.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Ron
>
>--- QSHIPQ at aol.com wrote:
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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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