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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...
When I first got to driving my car, I had a front end shake at 51 mph. Very re-producable. Went away below and above that speed, but it felt like...
It’s flexing (twisting) for sure. Im exploring the possibility of front suspension bind.
Yeah, I think I watched the same video last night. He removes all but the main leaf to test for bind. I may do that today. I may have to make some...
I made 8 passes (from 123 to 149) over 2 days at Bonneville with the ECTA back in July. Drove the car 2000 miles each way. The car was actually...
Problem: I’ve got a 1931 Model A coupe on a 1932 frame with a 1940 Ford front axle and what looks like a Posies Superglide front spring (I bought...
I wouldn’t say that I’ve got it figured out-lol. But I’m not ready to give up yet. The car has side steer with a F1 box. I have a dead perch...
if I can get it smoother at 65, it will be smoother at higher speeds too! You e given me a lot to think about and I appreciate it. I think my...
Not an option!
That’s what I’m entertaining. 149mph to be exact-at Bonneville on a super rough track. Headed to Arkansas Mile in 2 weeks to see how she is on...
I just climbed up on the front spreader bar and it barely moves under my 200 pounds of added weight. It’s scary as hell at 140mph!
Been this way since new. Not getting worse, but I’m hating it worse-lol! Yes, I have a spring mount kit on radiator, with rubber underneath....
The frame twist is causing me to repeatedly break the bracket on the radiator where the firewall support rods connect. So, if I’m gonna try...
Yes, same frame.
The central crossmember is tubular and substantial. It attaches to both the top edge of the boxed frame and to the bottom edge of the boxed...
I’ve for a 31 Model A coupe on a boxed 1932 frame. Recently completed and now has 5200 miles on it. I see the radiator moving around a lot-then...
Bleche -white did pretty well, but I had to use a Scotch bright pad and probably went over each tire 4-5 times. The pie-crust edges were very...
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