Now the first thing I'm sure many are saying is "car can't sit too low!" but hear me out. My car is a 51 Chevy. I bagged the stock front end following the steps that Rustypipes posted back in 2006. I also have the dropped spindles and steering arms from Buffalo Enterprises. Last week I changed out the stock 3rd arm and steering bracket to the 53-62 Corvette one with the different mounting bracket and the center bearing. Today I was checking my toe in and I noticed that the mounting bracket and the tie rod ends seemed to be hanging lower than with the stock one. So I slowly deflated the bags to see what my clearance was. Here's a picture of the new bracket and how low it hangs. So I slowly deflated the bags and sure enough, the bottom of the bracket and the bottom of the tie rods sit right on the floor-especailly the right tie rod with the grease zero on the bottom. Is there a way to add a stop somehow so at full deflate, the steering will not be on the ground? Or what other suggestions would you have?
I was prepared to say "You can't sit too low" but there is no doubt you have proven that old adage wrong. I can't offer any suggestions to correct your problem but I sure hope some can offer a solution. HRP
Can you add some thicker bump stops where the stock ones would be? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Sounds like a no brainier to me. I would put the stock spindles back on it. The car is not safe to drive the way it is now. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Can't put a bump stop back in as that area was cut out for the bag. I have disk brakes from Buffalo that require the dropped spindles. This is how I have the bags mounted in the spring hat. What would be the best way to add a spacer to this?
More tube, on top of that tube. That appears to be pipe. A local supplier should be able to sell you a little.
Just curious, what was the purpuse of the Corvette steering components? If the stock arm sits higher why not just go back to that.
The stock steering uses a kingpin on the 3rd arm. The corvette uses a bearing. The steering is tighter and smoother.
I went with the the corvette arms, rods and 3rd arm on my 51 but seeing how low hanging it was, I changed back to the original. A good rebuilt original that is greased regularly works just as well. Its a much better trade off than ripping the 3rd arm off and loosing control of the car.