Has Anyone Offset a Stock Trailing Arm?
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Melting Slicks
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Has Anyone Offset a Stock Trailing Arm?
I have a welding machine and I'm a pretty good fabricator. I was thinking maybe I could just modify my existing trailing arm and save $500.
Melting Slicks
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I think racers back in the day would notch their stock trailing arms. The Owens Corning Team comes to mind immediately, or maybe it was shown in the Chevy Power book.
edit: yes there is a picture shown in the old Chevy Power book and short discussion of the modification.
edit: yes there is a picture shown in the old Chevy Power book and short discussion of the modification.
Last edited by 69autoXr; Jan 8, 2016 at 03:44 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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This is something I've put some thought in on too. Seems like you need to make a jig to mount the arm to. Then cut the arm and weld in the offset.
But like gale banks suggested? I'll be going to larger wheels instead.
But like gale banks suggested? I'll be going to larger wheels instead.
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Test-fit the new wider tire/rim on the car first to see what you actually need to do. Definitely make a jig to keep the pivot point/spindle distance accurate.
(A previous owner used a press to off-set the trailing arms on my project.......I was completely unable to adjust the toe until I re-worked the offset arms
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(A previous owner used a press to off-set the trailing arms on my project.......I was completely unable to adjust the toe until I re-worked the offset arms
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Melting Slicks
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the tire will hit the frame about the same time as it hits the trailing arm.
Look up norvalwilhelm posts, he has a good write-up on how to do it.
link to his post talking about how to do it.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ling-arms.html
Neal
Look up norvalwilhelm posts, he has a good write-up on how to do it.
link to his post talking about how to do it.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ling-arms.html
Neal
Last edited by chevymans 77; Jan 9, 2016 at 02:17 PM.
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A better way?
Regards from Down Under.
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Me too. I did relocate the e-brake cable but I might not have needed to. Rear wheels are 18' x 9.5" with 5" back space. Tires are 275 wide. Every thing clears, stock ride height.
Last edited by tixeon; Jan 11, 2016 at 07:28 PM.
