My 8 inch converter will be here tuesday. They said I should foot brake this thing to 3000 and then it will flash way up to between 4500 and 4700 rpms when I leave. It looks like this will be a BIG adjustment.
I'm just wondering what I will need next to make this thing go straight. I have my new mid-eye springs. These are stronger than stock 4 1/2 leafs but mid eyes with up to a 1 inch drop from stock spring heighth. I also have some good racing type shackles with neoprene bushings for the back. I run drag shocks and Southside Lift bars.
So far I've left my rear shocks pretty tight so they don't let the rear end squat a whole lot. The gears are Richmond 4.62's in the stock 8 inch rear end with a traction lock and 27 x 9 slicks. My third member is a heavy casting chunk that is a lot thicker and stronger than the stock one that I pulled out. The Southside lift bars are fairly tunable although its a bit cumbersome because you have to custom make shims for it.
What about pinion angle? I don't know anything about that. I don't think the lift bars allow much in the way of rear axle twist up. I can adjust my pinion angle either with wedges or by adjusting the shims on the lift bars.
What about a pinion snubber? All I have is the stock one. It looks like it allows a lot of travel before it would come into play. Should I think about getting an adjustable snubber?
Do I need a neck brace now? LOL.
You can see my 65 fastback at: http://hottarod.stangnet.com/
http://members.aol.com/macstang/Gifs/macstang3.jpg
I'm just wondering what I will need next to make this thing go straight. I have my new mid-eye springs. These are stronger than stock 4 1/2 leafs but mid eyes with up to a 1 inch drop from stock spring heighth. I also have some good racing type shackles with neoprene bushings for the back. I run drag shocks and Southside Lift bars.
So far I've left my rear shocks pretty tight so they don't let the rear end squat a whole lot. The gears are Richmond 4.62's in the stock 8 inch rear end with a traction lock and 27 x 9 slicks. My third member is a heavy casting chunk that is a lot thicker and stronger than the stock one that I pulled out. The Southside lift bars are fairly tunable although its a bit cumbersome because you have to custom make shims for it.
What about pinion angle? I don't know anything about that. I don't think the lift bars allow much in the way of rear axle twist up. I can adjust my pinion angle either with wedges or by adjusting the shims on the lift bars.
What about a pinion snubber? All I have is the stock one. It looks like it allows a lot of travel before it would come into play. Should I think about getting an adjustable snubber?
Do I need a neck brace now? LOL.
You can see my 65 fastback at: http://hottarod.stangnet.com/
http://members.aol.com/macstang/Gifs/macstang3.jpg