Andy,
The frame and suspension look great! But you will have to address the pinion
flange and the driveshaft tunnel. It's also something RATCO might want to
know about as more Nissan diff conversions are sold. I had the exact same
problem and you're not going to like hearing the solution that Richard
recommended. I ended up taking a big C-Clamp and flattening the driveshaft
tunnel at the flange area so that I now have 1/2 - 3/4" of clearance. You
have to have sufficient clearance as the nose does dive down a little on
deceleration. You can add his spacing washers to the top of the rear mounts
which will angle the nose up but, per Richard, "the boss that is welded on
to the bottom washer must bottom out against the frame stud" If you remove
one of the rear bottom washers & flip it over you'll see now it's made to
fit over the frame stud. I haven't had time to update my site with pictures
of this but it's coming.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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Subject: [6pack] Progress on Andy's TR250 restoration
I had to order some rubber parts and get some overlooked parts powder coated
in order to be able to finish my front suspension install. I lifted the
Nissan differential into position as well. The second to last pic shows the
limited clearance I have with the front flange of the diff. I may have to
modify something to address this. I had a little trouble getting the R
lower spring pad (poly-u) to seat cleanly the first time, so I redid that
side.
The pics could be a tour of many of Richard Good's offerings. You can see
the steering rack mounts, the front sway bar, nylatron bushings throughout
and the Nissan differential conversion. Other upgrades include Uncle Jack's
front spindles, uprated front springs (stock height), Koni shocks and grade
eight fasteners throughout. Toyota 4-pot calipers need to be cleaned up
before I install them and drilled rotors will go on with the hubs.
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