**73 Scamp Mini Pro-Street Engine Swap**
Yeah I have never seen it like that before either. The springs are moved in more than normal and the front hangers are in more also. There is work done to this car that just makes no sense. Must have been a Chevy shop that the old owner paid to do most of this work.
If I go the Caltrac route, I will address that issue at that time. I made sure there was enough room to move the fuel pump forward and mount the hanger in the normal spot with a tube through the frame.
My goal is to get the car running for right now. I am at my wits end wrenching on cars. I need to drive one!!:D
As long as they brace the mounting points well enough, I would think having them inboard of the frame rail is just fine. They were originally designed to be mounted next to the frame by the engineers 50 years ago...just on the other side of the frame.
I've never been a big fan of the "hack a huge chunk out of your frame rail" method for inboard spring location, and I've planned to mount mine just inboard of the rails on my next A-body. The front mounts would be built as part of a fabricated cross member that is heavily gusseted to the frame, incorporate a built-in drive shaft loop, and have the front spring mounting points a little higher up in the car for better ride height. Either diagonals or an x-brace off the main hoop of the cage would meet the floor right above the front spring eye location - where the force is applied upward into the structure.
The rear would also have a gusseted cross member, as well as the mounting point moved up and using a slider instead of a shackle. Although probably overkill for the rear spring mount, a small diagonal brace would tie this cross member to the rear bars of the cage.
I probably wouldn't be able to use a stock gas tank with this method, but I didn't plan to anyway.
edit: After taking another good look at the under car pics, it appears to have the spring hangars inline with the frame, so my detailed explanation was pointless. Or am I seeing it right?
But one thing about the pic of the rear shackle in post #81 bothers me. Why did he mount it so low, in effect raising the ride height, and then use lowering blocks? Weird...
