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Thread: The new rear suspension is done....
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DPassmore
Hauling
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posted March 01, 2003 06:39 PM |
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The new rear suspension is done....
Here it is.Traction bars used as never seen before.It's a standard camaro traction bar with a block welded to the frt of it.The block has a teflon bushing and steel sleeve that's bolted up using the stock frt perches.Track locator used as a panhard bar.QA1 coil over shocks.Still test and adjusting.
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Draggin_2600i
Redlining
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posted March 01, 2003 09:33 PM |
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nice... Is that a REPU rear end? I haven't really looked at mine since the truck is in the shop.... Have you driven on the QA1 shocks?
I was thinking of getting somne since it would be nice cuz they could be replaced with Shockwave shocks by air ride technologies.. They have airbags and use a QA1 shock also..
Nice setup..
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DPassmore
Hauling
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posted March 04, 2003 05:42 PM |
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That's a GM rear end.The shocks or suspension are a little stiffer than I wanted.I'm not done though.
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Draggin_2600i
Redlining
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posted March 05, 2003 09:05 AM |
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Aren't those shocks 12 way adjustable though... Maybe you need lighter springs..
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brad
Rotorhead
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posted March 05, 2003 11:50 AM |
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nice
that looks like a nice setup. the truck will handle better if the panhard rod is lower, like lower than the axel centerline. that will lower the rear roll center a lot.
best of luck and thanks for sharing with us!
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-brad-
74 REPU Lawn Green
81 Rx-7 racecar. 12a J-
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rotormunky
Redlining
Orlando, Florida
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posted March 06, 2003 10:27 AM |
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What's the width of that GM rear in comparison to the REPU rearend? I was thinking about wapping in a GM rear end just because of the ease ith which you can convert to rear-disc brakes but was concerned with finding one to match the width of the stock rear.
What did that rear end come out of?
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-Martin
Orlando, Florida
http://www.themonkeyhouse.org/REPU
'77 REPU (Some assembly required :)
'91 Cabrio (Battered and bruised, but she's still my baby.)
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DPassmore
Hauling
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posted March 06, 2003 05:30 PM |
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It's an early chevy II rear end.About 51" an S10 rear end is about 48".Backing plate to backing plate.
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