repairing volare hack install!
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repairing volare hack install!
so, finally I am getting to the red 56 I picked up last may.
really crazy uncomfortable on the road.
well, YEH.. they installed the volare clip UNDER the frame,
so the front is almost 4 inches lower than it should be,
making the caster nutty..
some (cellphone) pics..
as I got to cut it out, going to put a mustang II here instead.
Sam
front clip off
weird cut
some spacers UNDER the chassis to fill
then hack up the adjuster clearance!
the upper arm adjustment to try to compensate
really crazy uncomfortable on the road.
well, YEH.. they installed the volare clip UNDER the frame,
so the front is almost 4 inches lower than it should be,
making the caster nutty..
some (cellphone) pics..
as I got to cut it out, going to put a mustang II here instead.
Sam
front clip off
weird cut
some spacers UNDER the chassis to fill
then hack up the adjuster clearance!
the upper arm adjustment to try to compensate
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yeh, I get to work inside a nice insulated shop
engine coming out later today.
Sam
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I haven't measured for that.. but I can later today when I go back to work on it.
Just starting to work on the truck.
(never done stock heat fan)
| looking at this more, the battery is right in the way of the stock fan.
Sam
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At least your's was welded in, when I got my 53, the PO had cut 4 holes in the bottom frame rail and bolted one in. They had hacked the frame so bad I had no choice but to go with a clip.
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well,the engine/tranny are out, and most of the suspension loosened, or disconnected..
what a mess.., tomorrow the clip comes off..
Sam
right side gap
left side gap
right side boxing
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what a mess.., tomorrow the clip comes off..
Sam
right side gap
left side gap
right side boxing
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I don't know much about the clips, but why would mounting the Volare under the frame "lower" it? It seems like it would be raising it.
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here is the template on my chassis. you cut out the material not covered by the template. this positions the clip into the chassis in the correct position for anti-dive and having the lower control arms parallel to the road surface.
now if you install the thing UNDER the chassis, then the front will be 3 inches lower, and the back inchish lower. (chassis at same position relative to the ground.
this causes it to lower the front edge of the lower control arm, this causing negative caster (tilt to the front)
causing very jittery steering.
to attempt to fix this on this truck, they forced the arms back at the upper ball joint as far as they could, this also affected camber (lean in/out) and made the outside of the tires wear significantly (almost to the tread wear marks)..
Sam
