Oh well.
1972 Dodge Colt
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famous bob
mopar misfit
cant get on Facebook , got kicked off for an opinion (I think)...they want a pic now to get back on , cant do it on this chrome book < don't know how ...will get on trp website tho...
Facebook aka META is the absolute worse co.
famous bob
mopar misfit
hey, I got on the trp website and there was nothing about it being cancelled , and cant get on Facebook , can you confirm the cancellation ?
Curious minds want to know !!-------------LOL
Hyper_pak
Old School Chrysler Fan
famous bob
mopar misfit
don't know who lexxie is , but having trouble seeing this event cant run with (one) person being absent .
Still have not heard this anywhere else --??? will look at the website again...
famous bob
mopar misfit
Hyper_pak
Old School Chrysler Fan
Ok, so I got distracked!
But Colt is still #1 priority.
Started looking at the front suspension issues.
I made a couple of Videos to show the contact point.
Here is a video from the front.
The shock has been removed to allow travel:
Here is a view from the rear:
Looking at the rear picture I think maybe I can cut on an angle and add quite a bit of travel.
Keep in mind the current shock has only at best an inch and a half travel.
New shocks will have more and if I can get the right length, they will act like travel limiters.
So the lower steering arm won't hit the lower control arm.
But Colt is still #1 priority.
Started looking at the front suspension issues.
I made a couple of Videos to show the contact point.
Here is a video from the front.
The shock has been removed to allow travel:
Here is a view from the rear:
Looking at the rear picture I think maybe I can cut on an angle and add quite a bit of travel.
Keep in mind the current shock has only at best an inch and a half travel.
New shocks will have more and if I can get the right length, they will act like travel limiters.
So the lower steering arm won't hit the lower control arm.
weedburner
Well-Known Member
I would just make a tubular control arm, used to make tubular uppers/lowers all the time back when I was racing dirt latemodels...
Just make a jig off of your existing parts. Then make sleeves/bushings and bolt them into the jig, then connect the dots with tubing.
Here's a pic of the tubular replacements I made for my current street/strip car, compared to the stock parts they replaced...
I hit a pothole hiding in the shadows a couple summers ago on a mountain pass at highway speed. Hit hard enough that I thought my cell phone flew out the window, also broke some belts in a front tire. No damage to the above fabricated parts, they are still on the car.
Grant
Just make a jig off of your existing parts. Then make sleeves/bushings and bolt them into the jig, then connect the dots with tubing.
Here's a pic of the tubular replacements I made for my current street/strip car, compared to the stock parts they replaced...
I hit a pothole hiding in the shadows a couple summers ago on a mountain pass at highway speed. Hit hard enough that I thought my cell phone flew out the window, also broke some belts in a front tire. No damage to the above fabricated parts, they are still on the car.
Grant
Maybe I missed it somewhere but why do you want more travel?
Hyper_pak
Old School Chrysler Fan
My little slant has a hard time launching.
There is only 1/2 inch travel now in the front end.
So as best I can figure, on clutch dump I have to pick up the whole front end.
A little travel I hope will allow for a better launch.
This might be the hot ticket for someone with HP, but not for my slant.
I know Grant, get the Tamer working, I know, I know!
There is only 1/2 inch travel now in the front end.
So as best I can figure, on clutch dump I have to pick up the whole front end.
A little travel I hope will allow for a better launch.
This might be the hot ticket for someone with HP, but not for my slant.
I know Grant, get the Tamer working, I know, I know!
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