Mopowers' 66 Dart Build
We took the plans for the cal-trac type bars that are posted in the tech pages and made our own with a couple slight modifications. I'm not sure I understand your question. The spring itself is fixed at the front just like in a normal leaf spring application. The two plates on either side of the spring pivot to transfer the force of a launch down on the spring to prevent spring wrap. I probably should have just put in some ladder bars and coil overs, but the stee was free and I just bought some cheapy JRS springs. Plus, it was my first spring relocate job, so itwas a good learning experience.
Also, the rear in the pic is the 8 3/4 we built before we decided to go with a dana 60.
fstfish66 said
We took the plans for the cal-trac type bars that are posted in the tech pages and made our own with a couple slight modifications. I'm not sure I understand your question. The spring itself is fixed at the front just like in a normal leaf spring application. The two plates on either side of the spring pivot to transfer the force of a launch down on the spring to prevent spring wrap. I probably should have just put in some ladder bars and coil overs, but the stee was free and I just bought some cheapy JRS springs. Plus, it was my first spring relocate job, so itwas a good learning experience.
Also, the rear in the pic is the 8 3/4 we built before we decided to go with a dana 60.