john vanlandingham Wrote:
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> Yeah move the spring to the shock, and extend that
> tower up for some of these nice fat 50mm Bilsteins
> and you'll be set on the back.
> 20" sounds ok, maybe a bit longer if it isn't too
> much work.
> That upper though, Hmmmmmmm.
>


the lowers look like they might need to stay there. it's mounting bracket is part of the frame rail. i didn't do tons of looking at the bracket to see if it could be moved.

but i guess i could just chop out a chunk of frame rail and box it in and put some new holes in there to make them longer.

what are you recommending for a length for the uppers and lowers?

my only fear is keeping this all square. i'm just in my garage with nothing fancy.



>
> You willing to move the rear stays to the side of
> the extended towers?
> The idea then is the loads coming into the towers
> are more dispersed or 'resolved' into the cage
> structure, and not stressing the
> sheetmetal---since the loads and forces have
> somewhere to go.
> Be way better in the long run and you could use
> the tubes you have now since it would be shorter
> to the towaer sides than the truck floor, so no
> cost just a few minutes cutting and sanding and
> re-weld...Easy!
>

i got to do some cage updating anyways, what's a little more tube work. i would like to see some pictures of what you have in mind, before i go chopping everything out.



>
> Did you say you were grafting in Second gen front
> end (with the nice rack and arms and struts with
> EARS) into that??
>


grafting, that sounds like such a difficult word. i like to say, drill 4 new holes and bolt on, but grafting may make it sound like i know what the hell i'm doing.

but yes i am putting all of the 2nd gen stuff, rack and peanut steering, nice 4 piston brakes, mmmmmmmm, all sorts of awesomely goodness.

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"Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty"

Dazed_Driver Wrote:
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> Oh, I thought the rears like mine were also 40,
> and then the 50 rears were the strut style.
>
> Feisty Peacock?
>
>


Nope. The thread on the rear is M52 The piston inside is 46mm so the family is the B-46 family.

The fronts, both 40 and those Ford 41s are both "B-36" family or 36mm piston.

The 50mm inserts are really extremely rare, and those 48 units I had were ex works Subaru things.
Seems they make 'em (since i can pick up the phone and order them in Sweden) but seems they're over $550 each which is a little much when they're really just B-46 shocks with pin mounts welded on and chrome plated, and a different thread on the rod end..

Working on that for those who "need" bigger.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

mellow65 Wrote:
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> john vanlandingham Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Yeah move the spring to the shock, and extend
> that
> > tower up for some of these nice fat 50mm
> Bilsteins
> > and you'll be set on the back.
> > 20" sounds ok, maybe a bit longer if it isn't
> too
> > much work.
> > That upper though, Hmmmmmmm.
> >
>
>
> the lowers look like they might need to stay
> there. it's mounting bracket is part of the frame
> rail. i didn't do tons of looking at the bracket
> to see if it could be moved.
>
> but i guess i could just chop out a chunk of frame
> rail and box it in and put some new holes in there
> to make them longer.
>
> what are you recommending for a length for the
> uppers and lowers?
>
> my only fear is keeping this all square. i'm just
> in my garage with nothing fancy.
>
>
>
> >
> > You willing to move the rear stays to the
> side of
> > the extended towers?
> > The idea then is the loads coming into the
> towers
> > are more dispersed or 'resolved' into the
> cage
> > structure, and not stressing the
> > sheetmetal---since the loads and forces have
> > somewhere to go.
> > Be way better in the long run and you could
> use
> > the tubes you have now since it would be
> shorter
> > to the towaer sides than the truck floor, so
> no
> > cost just a few minutes cutting and sanding
> and
> > re-weld...Easy!
> >
>
> i got to do some cage updating anyways, what's a
> little more tube work. i would like to see some
> pictures of what you have in mind, before i go
> chopping everything out.
>
>
>
> >
> > Did you say you were grafting in Second gen
> front
> > end (with the nice rack and arms and struts
> with
> > EARS) into that??
> >
>
>
> grafting, that sounds like such a difficult word.
> i like to say, drill 4 new holes and bolt on, but
> grafting may make it sound like i know what the
> hell i'm doing.
>
> but yes i am putting all of the 2nd gen stuff,
> rack and peanut steering, nice 4 piston brakes,
> mmmmmmmm, all sorts of awesomely goodness.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a
> vague craving for something salty"


Hey were getting all over the place, this is where a note pad and a check list and then a phone call is good cause there's realtively easy and cheap answers for all these things but fawk me a lotta typing.
Wwe can tell you ways to keep things straight..

You have the Toiletta axle in hand yet?
Who's gonna mod the flanges? (IE want me to do it same time as we do the Volvo axles?
We can make the flange fit whatever rotor and give you same BOLT CIRCLE as the front...)

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

hey john i spaced on asking you couple things today,

how far apart sould the top and bottom mounts be, like looking from the side of the axle? or i guess a "nothing less then this" measurement would be fine too

also is it going to be the end of the world if the 2 bars are not directly over one an other. like looking strait down on the axle.

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"Rally racing makes a heroin addiction look like a vague craving for something salty"