Re: front springs
Gary:
As far as making it out of aluminum, I probably do not see a problem. I can run the calcs. One thing I do is put a nut on the underside of the blocking plate, so that would eliminate the possibility of the threads pulling out of the aluminum block.
James:
Sorry, I haven't tried it with the body and engine in place. The threaded rod I recommend comes in 30" long, and you can see in the video, you could cut it down to 24" and still have plenty to grab on from the topside. Or you could keep threading through the lower block until you have just enough sticking up to grab on the top side when you push everything up, instead of cutting the rod. What I would do is if you have your car together that you want to see if it would work on a together car, take a 12" ruler and place it on the top of the shock at about the same angle as the shock rod and see if you have clearance for a nut and getting a wrench onto it. I think trying to swing a wrench would be tough, but if you had like a crows foot or something like that it might work. It might be kind of tough pushing the rod up through the shock hole and then try to reach over the fender to start the nut on top, but if you had a second set of hands, it might work out.
Ed:
If people were interested in the block, send me a message, and I'll see about getting some made up. I deal with machine shops on a daily basis and could get these made up. Always glad to try to help out.
Gary:
As far as making it out of aluminum, I probably do not see a problem. I can run the calcs. One thing I do is put a nut on the underside of the blocking plate, so that would eliminate the possibility of the threads pulling out of the aluminum block.
James:
Sorry, I haven't tried it with the body and engine in place. The threaded rod I recommend comes in 30" long, and you can see in the video, you could cut it down to 24" and still have plenty to grab on from the topside. Or you could keep threading through the lower block until you have just enough sticking up to grab on the top side when you push everything up, instead of cutting the rod. What I would do is if you have your car together that you want to see if it would work on a together car, take a 12" ruler and place it on the top of the shock at about the same angle as the shock rod and see if you have clearance for a nut and getting a wrench onto it. I think trying to swing a wrench would be tough, but if you had like a crows foot or something like that it might work. It might be kind of tough pushing the rod up through the shock hole and then try to reach over the fender to start the nut on top, but if you had a second set of hands, it might work out.
Ed:
If people were interested in the block, send me a message, and I'll see about getting some made up. I deal with machine shops on a daily basis and could get these made up. Always glad to try to help out.
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