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I think you are right-the shocks only had about 1-1/2" of compression travel. I'm now running Speedway shocks (they seemed a little softer than...
Not this bad.
Not this much.
The file size(s) of my Bonneville photos are too large to post-the HAMB system won't upload them.
Just a roll bar. It most likely doesn't add any stiffening. I am considering more cage in the future, but that will make it harder to get in and...
Upon closer inspection-you are correct. The bind must have been simply due to a failure of the spring leaves to slide over one another. I have a...
I've got several thousand more miles on the car now since the repair (6800 miles since build completion in July). I've done the Arkansas Mile...
My model A has a 1940 Ford car front axle. I’ve had trouble with the shock adapters rotating on long road trips, making the shocks rub against the...
You guys have been super helpful. No, a frame isn’t supposed to flex so much that is breaks components and cracks itself. After chatting with...
I have been running Competition Engineering 3-way adjustable drag shocks. I’ve run them on the street 60/40 setting. I haven’t really been happy...
I don’t understand the question…?
I tried removing springs and my ride height went all screwy. So, I lubed the whole front end assembly-between leafs and the shackles. And what do...
Yes, it looks like another crack where you indicated. It kinda looks like whoever put this crossmember in the frame thought that welding the back...
Sure enough fellas, my frame is cracking where the front crossmember attaches to the boxing plate. I disconnected the shocks and there’s a bit...
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