what to do

[nbecker]

if you had a 65 impala what would you do for suspension?
So far all i have is a quick ratio gear box.
Thinking about custom shock wave setup.
Waiting for the wheelright tool to see how wide i can run rear tires
If i need to i will mini tub.Maybe morrison 4 link with angled upper trailing arms like dse quad link.Open to suggestion?

[Lowend]

I think the 65 Impala has a 3-link from the factory...

[USAZR1]

if you had a 65 impala what would you do for suspension?
So far all i have is a quick ratio gear box.
Thinking about custom shock wave setup.
Waiting for the wheelright tool to see how wide i can run rear tires
If i need to i will mini tub.Maybe morrison 4 link with angled upper trailing arms like dse quad link.Open to suggestion?

I bet that 65 can handle some pretty large rolling stock.

[Stu Seitz]

If you plan on tracking the car, I would recommend driving school.

Edit: Sorry, kinda sounded like a **** saying nat, didn't mean it to.

[zbugger]

I believe Hotchkis has just released a rear suspension kit for those cars. Not sure about the front though. And I think it's a three link as well.

[Elusive R]

I'll second (or third or fourth now) the 3-link. You could very easily replace all of the links with adjustable tubing and put whatever type of joint on it you'd like. I don't think you'd do any better with another type of setup. If you lower the car enough, though, you might want to fab up some new brackets so that you can adjust the link mount points as well.

Ryan

[zbugger]

Here's what I found at Hotchkis. You should be able to find it at our sponsor Jeg's. They may not have it in the catalog, but call them and they can get it for you.

[Derek69SS]

It may be a 4-link.

For some reason, on the 65-68 full size, they designed it as a 4-link, but left off one upper link on small-block cars and non F41 equipped cars.

Big-Block cars, F41 equipped cars, and all CAPRICES got the 4th link

Since the 3rd link is not centered on the housing (located on the right side of the housing), I doubt it will perform the same as a regular 3-link.

[nbecker]

Its a 3-link,originally a small block car.

[BluEyes]

You could consider removing that upper third link and replacing it with a torque arm and a panhard bar.

Definately up the springrates, most older American cars have insanely soft springs for their weight. Start out with springs that would put your ride frequency at around 1Hz and go from there.

[Chevy350]

It already has a panhard bar, my father has a '68 Impala SS convertible, and it has two upper links installed. It looks quite easy to raise/lower the forward mounting point on the uppers, as there are brackets (where the forward bushing is mounted) that are bolted to the frame/crossmember.

His car is a 275hp 327cid car by the way, non-F41 but still has both upper links. Go figure. (Matching #'s car)

[Elusive R]

The off-center upper link is there for a reason and the design of it is discussed in RCVD. Pretty clever stuff really - and there should also be a panhard bar already on the car. Do a google search for Billy Shope and you should be able to find some info on the off-center 3 link.

Ryan