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11-03-2018, 08:39 PM | #1 |
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Chevell Chassis/Suspension
I am doing a 66 Chevelle frame off street/strip car. Is there any brackets or braces to do to the frame? Bolt in or weld in? Also what recommendations for springs?? I will be using factory bolt in suspension components for this car also.
Thanks for all opinions.
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11-03-2018, 08:52 PM | #2 |
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Re: Chevell Chassis/Suspension
Alf Wiebe has a great working setup for that body style.
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11-03-2018, 10:06 PM | #3 |
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Re: Chevell Chassis/Suspension
The big block cars had a brace that went from lower suspension mount to the upper.
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11-04-2018, 11:43 AM | #5 |
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Re: Chevell Chassis/Suspension
The upper rear cross member that the rear suspension hooks to MUST be reinforced. As the car launches the rearend tries to rotate. It shoves forward on the lower control arms and pulls back on the upper control arms. If not strongly reinforced, the upper cross member will rip away from the frame.
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11-04-2018, 01:15 PM | #6 |
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Re: Chevell Chassis/Suspension
Dick Miller makes everything for your Chevelle.
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The go to spring for BB cars was the Moog 5392. I know, because 2 decades ago, I did the work for my car, which was 3900 lbs. and had a 59%/41% front to rear weight bias. Spent days in a Moog catalog, tried many springs and ultimately settled on the 5392 after which I informed all on the chevelle web site. Unfortunately it is no longer available from Moog but a custom spring shop could still make them with the specs... Moog 5392 17.95".......................Free height 11.50".......................loaded 266 lbs./in..................rate .61...........................wire diameter 2026.........................total load and this place was making springs to the above specs back 10-15 years ago... http://www.springsnthings.com/ If the car in question has far less nose weigh on the springs than the 2300 lbs. my car did, you really need to 4 corner scale the car to get the right spring. Last edited by 1320racer; 11-04-2018 at 09:03 PM. |
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that rules out Alf's and every other manufacturer of aftermarket trailing arms, both adjustable and not.
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