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Old 12-28-2014, 11:59 AM   #52
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Re: '57 Stepside road-race build

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Originally Posted by OneOffStroker View Post
The Jag IFS fits, but it wasn't a perfect fit by any means. The stock frame is about 1.5" wider than I would have liked it to be. I had to make little notches into the control arm towers of the Jag in order to get it in there. Nothing serious, but it would fit a 32" frame much better than a 34" frame. If the frame of a square body is any wider than that up front, it could still work, but it would be very very difficult to remove the stock springs or add airbags, because the frame would cover the access holes. It's already tight on mine...
As far as track width, it is 59.5". That is a little narrower than stock for mine, but I am running a -55mm offset wheel, so spacers were mandatory. I have massive 2" spacers for mine up front.
wat i could find on the square body the trackwith is 62 or 63 sumtin so even if i was able to mount it the wheels would be tucked in way too far to solve with spacers

going to see if i can find a rack and pinion that has the right width for the stock gm crossmember
from wat understood the frt... ffffrt.... f o r d thunderbird rack is just wide enough to avoid bumpsteer issues
will need to adapt the steeringballjoints on the spindle side
not sure yet about that either i go ream the holes to the propper coneshape and run thunderbird stuff or adapt the tread on some gm stuff so the screw ontoo the rack
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i got a job again and having fun at it too

idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real

i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts
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