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Re: Torque links

To: Pugsracer <Pugsracer@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Torque links
From: jisbelljr@mail.utexas.edu
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 10:27:26 -0600 (CST)
>Also, terry and i discussed racing the car and he suggested a rear sway for
>sure. Pugs


I also had discussions with Terry aout racing the Brick and as a result of 
those discussions did remove the torque links.  If you get under the car and 
look you will see that as the car squats the links will twist the axle 
forwars thus winding up the leaf spring.  It is very poorly designed.  To 
work properly the links would have to be at least twice as long and fasten 
much further forward.

They are very easy to remove.

Putting a rear sway bar in is not just a bolt on job, but its not real hard 
either.  You have to get two pieces of 1.5 or maybe its 2" square steel 
tubing about 8" long (not sure now just how long they are either) so you can 
extend the frame somewhat to fasten the sway bar to it.  The extensions can 
be either welded in or you can drill and pin them so they can be removed 
later if you decide to.
                                               Jim


"Better an outlaw than not free" 
                       Nance Oneil


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