Offset trailing arms installed
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From: Merritt Island Florida
Offset trailing arms installed
I purchased a set of VanSteel 'double offset' trailing arms from another forum member and finally got them installed. I was pretty lucky, I was able to pull all the shims out and one of the bolts - had to cut one (pivet) bolt. I did have to cut both spring bolts, but there easy to get to.
In a previous post, there was some question as to what was 'double' about the offset. It's the spring bolt hole location, it's moved inboard an inch. Thought I would post some pics now that I have them, I was not able to locate any when I was contemplating this conversion.
I don't actually need the inboard clearance yet, but I needed to rebuild or replace the arms and these became available...
Carl
In a previous post, there was some question as to what was 'double' about the offset. It's the spring bolt hole location, it's moved inboard an inch. Thought I would post some pics now that I have them, I was not able to locate any when I was contemplating this conversion.
I don't actually need the inboard clearance yet, but I needed to rebuild or replace the arms and these became available...
Carl
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Another boner...... Tires are designed for a rim width. 275 is not made for a tiny 8 inch rim. I actually tried 275/60/15 BFG's back in the 80's on my 79 Vette. I took them right back off within a couple of weeks because I did not feel safe. So much side wall flex in the turns from tire roll under. Tall side wall tires suck. The correct fix is late 17 or 18 inch rears
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Forget 15's!!! Most of the tires for 15 inch rims are junk-no performance at all. I switched to SLP 17's on my 78 with 255/45/17 ZR ultra high performance summer only tires and the difference is unbelieveable!!!! I would never go back to the 255/60/15's of any brand-they are S/T speed rated-Toyoto Echo territory-my grand prix has 225/55/16 ZR's for goodness sake!
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Forget 15's!!! Most of the tires for 15 inch rims are junk-no performance at all. I switched to SLP 17's on my 78 with 255/45/17 ZR ultra high performance summer only tires and the difference is unbelieveable!!!! I would never go back to the 255/60/15's of any brand-they are S/T speed rated-Toyoto Echo territory-my grand prix has 225/55/16 ZR's for goodness sake!
So very true.
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