HDK Tubular Coil Over for Stock Steering

These LCAs are works of art but still faithful to Ma's geometry, except for the shock mount location. And... they don't need no stinkin rear support on the pivot (I hope). The "rear brace" was to keep the LCA on the pivot. I'm putting on the right side this weekend.

I swear that darn "grease" is more like glue if it's not thick enough. It takes a whole tube to do the inside of a bushing pair. So hopefully he will send out 2 tubes, plus UCA needs. I may get a grease gun tube of the stuff.

Denny, grinding a flat for a 1" open wrench so the pivot can be held while the front nut is tightened worked well. The LCA has to be slid rearward enough on the pivot to be able to get the wrench in. The paint is still drying on my struts, but I think they have to be in place before the LCA is slid onto the pivot, after the front nut is tightened. Also, I am going to hold off on welding in those front washers until I change the motor next time, cause then I will pull the K frame out and clean things up and I will be able to weld them better. So for now it is just like Ma had, only 3/4" and a fresh K frame hole.

Edit: What I am talking about here is I have one of the first sets and Denny designed them around a K he had (from a race car) that had already been modified with a tube through the K frame to support the pivot (I also had this idea but came up with a simpler idea - see below). So his design fit the tube, but not a stock unmodified K.

We got the dimensions worked out for a old wore out stock K and also came up with a way to fix the hole in the front that the pivot goes through. The wallered out no longer round hole. Not too bad as can be attested to by my Demon, but still a bit loose and why not take the chance to tighten up and reinforce 45 year old stuff?

SO he enlarged the diameter where the pivot goes through the K to 3/4". I opened up the hole in the K with a harbor freight 90* air drill and 3/4" step drill, on jackstands, with plenty of room as the LCA removed and the spindle/steering,caliper is all back out of the way.

Then Denny made a washer like Ma used for the front thread, that went over the part of the stock pivot and allowed the K to be pulled together by the washer thickness having room. Only his is 3/4" ID and fits the part of the pivot that sticks out tight. I will weld the washer on to the K, but not now. Besides, the car is pointed the wrong way in the hangar to weld on the front.

I highly recommend doing it this way. Even if you don't weld the washer, cause now you have a nice fresh hole to hold the pivot in place. I am gonna weld the washer because I will not be running a brace on the LCA side.