Vega box on 32 rails Question?

I have only installed mustang and F-1 type boxs to mostly model A rails, but I need some info on measurments on installing a Vega box on a 32 frame. The frame is allready boxed and I have all the parts, spring on top of axle. Where should I put the box? How far back from the front crossmember should it be? Thanks for the help.

 

Here's what I did on my A.
Mock up suspension with tierod. Install the arm to the box. I then clamped the box to the frame so that my draglink was parallel with the tierod and the arm parallel to the frame with the weight of the eng/trans,etc.
Mine isn't 'exactly' parallel as I'm using a tierod end on the passenger side with the hole in it to mount the draglink. But it works well with very little effort and no bumpsteer. Also made a panhard bar running from driver's side framerail to pass. side wishbone that is close to the same plane as the draglink.

 

We did the same. I made a mount plate first and just slid the box around until the tierod was as close to parallel as possible. Originally we weren't going to run a panhard bar but when I saw how much "side-to-side" the shackles allowed (all new bushings) we also put a bar on it. Steers really good, no bump steer at all.

 

on my last a on 32 rails....the box was mounted right at the driverside motor mount bracket....seems like i had to notch the motor mount bracket to make it fit where i wanted it....and the top bolt on the box was above the rail ......my newest model a is the same way ....with the notch and the top bolt....hopefully you 'll see what i'm talking about in the picture...though the box hasn't been mounted yet......brandon

 

Keith, give me a call. I'll give ya the straight scoop.

 

you mus be working on jefrys car again
i think jimmy has that setup on the sedan call him and have him drive it up

 

OK, so there isn't an actual measurement, I just want the draglink and tierod as close to parallel as possible? That was easy, I just don't have a drag link yet, so I will mock up a fake one for the time being out of a piece of pipe. Now another question, it has the stock steering arms on the spindles and which is better the tierod with the extra hole or should I just cut of the stock steering arms and use the bolt on ones with the double hole on the pass side arm?
Seams to me I have heard of one working better than the other. I would almost like to keep the stock arms, but I don't know, I never played around with cross steering before.

 

Thanks Dug.

 

I like the stock arms too, but didn't have any at the time. Maybe find a factory spindle with the two holes in it.
Actually, I may have one now if interested.

 

I am using stock spindles, which have been heated up cherry red and bent up to clear my split wish bones. I am using a 6 1/2" pitman arm (center to center of the holes). The front of the box is 8" from the rear of the front x-member to the big nut on the front of the Vega box...

 

I'm sure that I'll get shot down by some of you guys but what the hell. On a deuce we locate the top bolt of the Vega box 11-11.5 inchs back from the crossmember center, the center if the top bolt down 3/4 inch from the frame top and the pitman arm at a slight downward angle. Thats the way we do it.

 

Mine is simalar to Brandon but no notch for motor mount ...