Fabbing new rear suspension....need diminsions if you have them
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Fabbing new rear suspension....need diminsions if you have them
To start out, i was thinking of building new lower control arms, and a panhard rod. It would be great if I could copy someones dimensions from bolt hole centerline to centerline (length), bolt hole diameter, and width of the brackets on the body and on the diff. I'm going to do some more research on old threads to see if anyone's already posted them, but if someone has them on hand, that would be great.
If I get finished w/ that in time, I'd like to fab a new trans crossmember, and an adjustable torque arm. I've already gotten some dimensions on that, but if anyone has some on hand, I'd appreciate it if you would post it.
ALSO, does the TA front pivot point slide forward and back, or can I mount it solidly to the crossmember with a heim joint???
My main goal at this point is to estimate how much and what type of metal I'm going to need, and also the sizes of heim joints I'm going to need.
BTW, this is my class project at school, and I might have 2 weeks from start to finish to do all this. Any info you can give me will help me out, so thank you.
If I get finished w/ that in time, I'd like to fab a new trans crossmember, and an adjustable torque arm. I've already gotten some dimensions on that, but if anyone has some on hand, I'd appreciate it if you would post it.
ALSO, does the TA front pivot point slide forward and back, or can I mount it solidly to the crossmember with a heim joint???
My main goal at this point is to estimate how much and what type of metal I'm going to need, and also the sizes of heim joints I'm going to need.
BTW, this is my class project at school, and I might have 2 weeks from start to finish to do all this. Any info you can give me will help me out, so thank you.
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Car: 1986 camaro
Engine: 383 sbc
Transmission: th-400
Axle/Gears: 4th Gen 10 bolt/Detroit TrueTrac 4.
Now, there have been TONS of posts and information about this topic in relation to TGO. I am not going to be the one to say "search," but it is always your best bet to measure things for yourself. It would be nice to have other dimensions if people have them but you will/should always have to double check them. Suspension is one area where measurements can't be off that much.
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