rebuilding rearend
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Burning Brakes
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Melting Slicks
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I think track width is measured to the centerline of the tire. So if he went with way wider tires (which he did) then the half shafts could be longer and the track width could be narrower. Seems strange but he added 4.5 inches to the tire width on each side (I think).
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Burning Brakes
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I measure track width hub to hub.
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I have a couple of questions for you.
I see that even with the rear moved up in the car it appears in the pics to be starting with some neg. angle on the half shafts. Do you think that will present any issues ?
I imagine you went has high up as possible without (cutting up the rear of the car) going below zero with the drive shaft or ?
If wouldn't mind, I would like to see how the low mount for the alt. for the alt. was accomplished.
TIA
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[QUOTE=COPO;1577202381]I changed to early knuckles which are 3/8 narrower. Did this because we need the late knuckles at the shop for other reasons. All in all by just putting a wheel on with spacers to do some measuring without a tire and how I had it pictured to look, without it being lowered.....I moved the wheel out 3/16 on each side to be happy. I am having half shafts made. Thats not much and most would never even notice, but I do. So I missed it by 3/16...not to bad for the 1st time. Stock control bars will not work and the swaybar is a very tight fit.
I understand-Thanks COPO! Good luck with the rest of the build.
Steve
I understand-Thanks COPO! Good luck with the rest of the build.
Steve
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Burning Brakes
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top notch build..and the car looks great!
I have a couple of questions for you.
I see that even with the rear moved up in the car it appears in the pics to be starting with some neg. angle on the half shafts. Do you think that will present any issues ?
I imagine you went has high up as possible without (cutting up the rear of the car) going below zero with the drive shaft or ?
If wouldn't mind, I would like to see how the low mount for the alt. for the alt. was accomplished.
TIA
I have a couple of questions for you.
I see that even with the rear moved up in the car it appears in the pics to be starting with some neg. angle on the half shafts. Do you think that will present any issues ?
I imagine you went has high up as possible without (cutting up the rear of the car) going below zero with the drive shaft or ?
If wouldn't mind, I would like to see how the low mount for the alt. for the alt. was accomplished.
TIA
Most think that the half shaft should run up downhill. Its really how the hs and camber bar work together in relation to the control bars and toe bars. They are the ones that control the movement of the knuckle or we could say keep it in place during travel. Another way to think of it is a upper and lower a arms. the upper control bar and half shaft being the upper a arm/ lower control bar and camber bar being the lower a arm. If looked at that way consider where most mount the coil over that is way inboard as compared to in the back where spring rate can be controlled better.
Low mount for the alt??
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From: The Motor City
Most think that the half shaft should run up downhill. Its really how the hs and camber bar work together in relation to the control bars and toe bars. They are the ones that control the movement of the knuckle or we could say keep it in place during travel. Another way to think of it is a upper and lower a arms. the upper control bar and half shaft being the upper a arm/ lower control bar and camber bar being the lower a arm. If looked at that way consider where most mount the coil over that is way inboard as compared to in the back where spring rate can be controlled better.
Low mount for the alt??
Low mount for the alt??
In one of your build pics. it looks like a low mount alternator (or?) on the pass. side. I couldn't tell how you achieved room on that side with the a arm support, rack mount etc. being in the way.
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks for the response...I never considered that. I always looked at it with the mentality of a drive shaft (starting with neg. angle so that under load it can only go to parallel). Reading your statement regarding toe/control bars, what then is needed to better control the knuckle ? (I agree, and like the idea of getting the angle of the coilover changed and behind the h.shafts).
In one of your build pics. it looks like a low mount alternator (or?) on the pass. side. I couldn't tell how you achieved room on that side with the a arm support, rack mount etc. being in the way.
In one of your build pics. it looks like a low mount alternator (or?) on the pass. side. I couldn't tell how you achieved room on that side with the a arm support, rack mount etc. being in the way.
Thats the ac compressor mounted down low. Its a bracket we make for or pulley system. Its offer several ways and I like this one the best
Thanks dude, hows your ride coming?
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Words cannot describe how awesome that looks!! Great job! 
