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07-24-2008 #1
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Help: susp measurement
Anyone have a stock 69 camaro with the suspension exposed right now to get a measurement? From the face of the frame support that the upper control arm shaft mounts to, out to the wheel mounting surface of the rotor.
I used a straight edge to bring up the hub face to get a line thru center of hub thru center of the ball joint to the face of the mount that the shaft is bolted to. (right where the two meet) Upper control arm about level. I think my brake set up took about 1/2" off this, but cant get a good measurement off my parts that are off the car. For my wheel b.s. I'm at work but I think my measurement was 15 1/2" .
LaMont Mulligan aka munster, leroy, mull, just don't call me late for dinner..
My car is Therapy.
69 - Firebird into Camaro wana be. Sheep in Wolves Clothing. DSE tubs, Air Rides Airbar Rear susp., CPP Tubular CA's w/Shockwaves, Unisteer Rack&Pinion, RS Hideaways, Polished calipers, drop spindles, 4wheel disc, Be Cool rad, 18" Coddingtons Junkyard Dogs w/12"wide mod on rears, BFG KDW's 335/30/18 & 245/40/18 fronts. 383 Stroker, Edelbrock Vic Jr Heads and Manifold, lunati cam solid Roller, Pro-Magnum Roller Rockers, Demon, MSD Dist, 6AL, Thorely Tri Y ceramic coated headers. Converted to 68 dash. Moser narrowed 12 bolt and fitted for Airbar.
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07-24-2008 #2
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What do you need the measurement for? you just set the suspension at whatever ride height you want, by measuring distance from center of hub to ground (for wheel/tire), and lower body to where you want it. For best handling, you want center of lower ball joint to be about 1" lower than the lower control arm mounting bolts. It looks like your body is on, so you can just hang a fender, and measure backspacing for the wheel.
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LaMont Mulligan aka munster, leroy, mull, just don't call me late for dinner..
My car is Therapy. 69 - Firebird into Camaro wana be. Sheep in Wolves Clothing. DSE tubs, Air Rides Airbar Rear susp., CPP Tubular CA's w/Shockwaves, Unisteer Rack&Pinion, RS Hideaways, Polished calipers, drop spindles, 4wheel disc, Be Cool rad, 18" Coddingtons Junkyard Dogs w/12"wide mod on rears, BFG KDW's 335/30/18 & 245/40/18 fronts. 383 Stroker, Edelbrock Vic Jr Heads and Manifold, lunati cam solid Roller, Pro-Magnum Roller Rockers, Demon, MSD Dist, 6AL, Thorely Tri Y ceramic coated headers. Converted to 68 dash. Moser narrowed 12 bolt and fitted for Airbar.
08-05-2008 #4
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LaMont Mulligan aka munster, leroy, mull, just don't call me late for dinner..
My car is Therapy. 69 - Firebird into Camaro wana be. Sheep in Wolves Clothing. DSE tubs, Air Rides Airbar Rear susp., CPP Tubular CA's w/Shockwaves, Unisteer Rack&Pinion, RS Hideaways, Polished calipers, drop spindles, 4wheel disc, Be Cool rad, 18" Coddingtons Junkyard Dogs w/12"wide mod on rears, BFG KDW's 335/30/18 & 245/40/18 fronts. 383 Stroker, Edelbrock Vic Jr Heads and Manifold, lunati cam solid Roller, Pro-Magnum Roller Rockers, Demon, MSD Dist, 6AL, Thorely Tri Y ceramic coated headers. Converted to 68 dash. Moser narrowed 12 bolt and fitted for Airbar.
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