R4Sedan
Larry
I think it really looks great.
would have addressed the rust first, you could have paid to have it fixed for what those wheels -tires cost. don`t like big wheels and skinney tires, but yours looks better than most-think because of the round fender wells up front.
A question about tire rod end and rim clearance, how much is there?
I will be running similar front parts on my 65 Cuda, I hear there's not much room with 2" drop spindles and 17" rims.
I was hoping to squeeze at least 225 tires.
I think that's part of what makes it look so damn cool, it's a little rusty, 2 tone primer, cool as hell stance and sweet rims!! I would drive it just like that!! Geof
Alright, here goes. The suspension setup is stupid simple! It was actually about this low before I started working on it, but that was because everything was so wore out and the car was sitting on its bump stops. My goal was to keep it that low, while maintaining some suspension travel, for as cheap as possible.
So up front it got a "front end rebuild kit", disk brake conversion, 1.03" torsion bars and 2" drop spindles all from PST. Dampeners are KYB Gas-A-Justs, for now. At its current ride height, the front is a little over an inch off the bump stops. The wheels up front are 17x7 with a 4.2" back space and 205/45R17 rubber. I'm gonna have to roll the front fender lips probably, as its pretty close at full lock.
The rear is even simpler. I chunked the stock 7.25", which was 53.2" flange to flange, for a later A body 8.25", which is 51.4" flange to flange. The 8.25 is freshly rebuilt with a 3.55fd Sure Grip, and rebuilt 10" drums. The rear leaf springs are Espo 5 leafs de-arched 2", new Mopar shackles, and adjustable front hangers. The springs are not moved inboard at all and the wheel wells are unmodified. It also has KYB shocks in the back for now. The rear wheels are 17x8s with a 4.5" back space. Tires are 245/40R17s.
Oh, and the wheels are Cragar Eliminators.