Wheeel Tubs/frame Support
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Wheeel Tubs/frame Support
My engine will be done in week and my new bed will be here this weekend,my question how do you go about narrowing a 9" and will the frame need reenforced. I saw a 65 shorty launch and it looked like the frame was flexing pretty bad any suggestions?
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Well I had a war and peace dissortation written out and the server went poof!....
Narrowing a nine inch requires welding expertise and a jig. Best left to others. Currie or Moser can make you the rear in just about any combo you want.
My nine in the PS Uni is 46 1/4" inches hub to hub. with US Brake hats and rotors this gives me one inch of clearance form the frame to the tire and from the tire to the quarter panel. I have 31 x 16.60 Hoosier Pro Street Radials mounted on Center line Convo Pro 15x14 rims. 5 on 5 pattern with 3 and 3/8" back space. Competition Engineering Ladder Links and drag coil overs. A center mounted pan hard bar that is parrallel at ride height keeps it all centered.
The center line of the rear is 1.5 inches above the top of the frme rail at ride height, I have a 12" kick up in the frame to accomidate the axle. The frame is additionally boxed from the front cab mount to the kick with 1/8" Mild Steel.
The entire frame process was done in my garage with snapped center lines, center line of engine and axle pinion and all the other dimensioned points to keep it square.
Garbz
BTW why do all ofyour questions have a thumbs down?
Narrowing a nine inch requires welding expertise and a jig. Best left to others. Currie or Moser can make you the rear in just about any combo you want.
My nine in the PS Uni is 46 1/4" inches hub to hub. with US Brake hats and rotors this gives me one inch of clearance form the frame to the tire and from the tire to the quarter panel. I have 31 x 16.60 Hoosier Pro Street Radials mounted on Center line Convo Pro 15x14 rims. 5 on 5 pattern with 3 and 3/8" back space. Competition Engineering Ladder Links and drag coil overs. A center mounted pan hard bar that is parrallel at ride height keeps it all centered.
The center line of the rear is 1.5 inches above the top of the frme rail at ride height, I have a 12" kick up in the frame to accomidate the axle. The frame is additionally boxed from the front cab mount to the kick with 1/8" Mild Steel.
The entire frame process was done in my garage with snapped center lines, center line of engine and axle pinion and all the other dimensioned points to keep it square.
Garbz
BTW why do all ofyour questions have a thumbs down?
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