16" kickup on an 'A' frame

[Bumpstick]

I'm gonna try this. Tack weld tonite to see how low it will be. I saw this brilliant technique somewhere on the hamb. Anything I should look out for as far as stress is concerned? -stick

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[alchemy]

At the very least, you'll need to box the stock portion of the rails too. Then you'll have a box cross section the whole length of the rail.

alchemy

[OGNC]

Looks like the ticket. But you are going to have to box the rails of the frame to keep it from being a flexi-flyer.

[=mike=]

Same as above , box it up and gusset it like you will die if you don't , because you could http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Looks solid from here .

[Kevin Lee]

Wow, I'm brilliant. I made my boxing plates long enough to slide inside the tubing. Drill a few holes through the overlap and rosette weld. Sixteen inches of kick is huge. I did eleven with an A spring and crossmember (spring behind) and when I lowered the frame on it sat on the floor. I still don't remember where I came up with eleven inches. So I drilled out the rivets and replaced the rear crossmember with a flat piece. Spring on top will give you some height back and tire size might give a little more. I think I had 650's on the back.

I remember someone was really concerned with there being stresses when you weld across the tubing - but show me a Zed frame that doesn't have welds like that?

[Bumpstick]

Using a 't' spring behind the rearend I'm a little worried it might be too low. Maybe 12" would be better? Thanks fellas'-stick

[Levis Classic]

holy nose bleed - or would that be ass dragger!

[TV]

I put right at 16" in the back of my a frame, but I did it in two stages rather than one long one. I have a 27 T roadster with a turtle deck. What I was looking for was the rear tires way over the deck in the back. Then with a bulldog [suicide] front end and a reversed eye de-arched spring it is so low it looks like its channeled but its not. I love it, I hope to get it done in a couple of mos.--TV http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif PS- I'm running a T spring.

[FoMoCo_MoFo]

my Mod A frame was Z'd 10" and I am going to have to add another leaf or a 3/4" spacer to it because it bottoms out with two people in it ...and I'm fat

http://img32.photobucket.com/albums/v95/fomoco_mofos/DSC00098.jpg

[Tman]

I did 9" on my kick and added a 2" spacer above the spring to get my ride height right. Have you mocked it up with 16"? If not, you might want to???????????????!

[Tman]

BTW, Saltflatmatt did a T with a 24" kick, it all depends on your front sus, tire size etc...............

And my car uses a 7 leaf T spring

[flying clutchman]

TV, do you have any pics of the set up you mentioned? i would like to see how low it sits.

diego

[stan55]

Man if you go 16 inches, ya better fabricate a pair of rollers to go just before the kick, cause that puppy is gonna drag man. I like the look you are going after, but like they said mock it up first so you don/t have to change it later.

[34Fordtk]

So if 16 is way to much then 9 to 12 is about right???????

[Morrisman]

Better to have too much kick than too little, but mock it up anyway dude.

[TV]

Heres some pictures of the kicked up frame, rear tires are 33" mock ups only. The frame is about 7" off the ground with these tires.

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[TV]

The frame was built as a street roadster, the cage is so I can run the car at Bville. The cage is removable for runnin on the street. Drivetrain = Banger with a five speed. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gifTV

[Kevin Lee]

That looks nice. I can't wait to build my next car so it can be a little cleaner and look more thought out. My poor modified frame has seen the grinder and welder too much already.