Spring behind axle, need some pics!

[gettingreasy]

I need some pics to help me out designin my front end. I'm worried after I notch the frame(for the spring)that the axle will hit the frame horns when bottomed out and only have a couple of inches of suspension travel. Maybe I shouldn't notch thr frame for the spring but for the axle?
-Jesse

[Unkl Ian]

Search the archives for "Suicide".
You'll find at least a couple dozen pics.

Then cut the frame horns off.

Here's a pic from my front end.
Clark

[Unkl Ian]

Clark: What are the shocks from ?

They're off the back of an MG. I like em.
Clark

[Unkl Ian]

So they shouldn't be too hard to find ?
Or too expensive ?

[gettingreasy]

Ian, actually I want to keep the frame horns. Clark, how much room do you have between the axle and the light bar, is there frame under there?
-Jesse

Unk ...we can get them in rebuilt condition from the local MG guy for a hundred bucks. I got mine a Carlisle for $75.

Greasy..We left the frame horns on Larry's pick up. We mounted the spring in the "A" crossmember but cut a notch in the frame horns for the axle to travel up into.
There's a peice of tubing that runs from side to side above the axle. My Radiator sits on top of that.

Here's a shot from the front sorry if it's not too clear. I would say there's between 3 and 4 inches of space from the axle to the tubing above it
Clark

[29EHV8]

Go back a few days and look under my thread,"progress pics of a low way back frame.I took some pics of what I built for a customers car.Flat x-member etc.I put the x-member on then welded on lil pieces of the framehorn.Check it out.....Shiny

[gettingreasy]

Thanks Clark. Ya I saw that post EhV8 but I got more frame horn stickin out tho, I don't want the horns to be my bump stops.
-Jesse

[Levis Classic]

Heres one for ya!

[gettingreasy]

Levi's, how much clearance do you have between your axle and frame horns?
-Jesse