Don't do it! You will bind the suspension ( the rear will have different
arcs of travel). If you must , install a wishbone to the rear.
Try replacing the leaf springs, the old ones are probably worn out, with
bad bushings in the eyes. The caster change to the front end will help
to stabilize the car too. Try to get 7 degrees, that really helps.
joe
Dick J wrote:
> When I ran my 67 Camaro at Maxton in October, I
> found that the car wanted to wander a lot above
> 120 mph. The rear was jacked up with extended
> shackles (ala 1970s) to clear the tires. (These
> were on the car when I bought it, but I didn't
> have time to remove them before racing.) I had
> new shocks front and rear. The front had stock
> chev alignment with 3 degrees caster. I was
> running into about a 12-15 mph headwind off the
> right front.
>
> I have removed the long shackles and replaced
> them with stockers. I've installed two inch
> lowering blocks. I've opened up the wheel arches
> and inner fenders for clearance. I'm cutting 1
> coil off the front springs. I'm going to have as
> much caster put into the front end as can be when
> I get it re-aligned, but that probably won't be
> much more than 4-5 degrees. This should give the
> car a pretty good stance for LSR.
>
> My Question is: Should I fab a short panhard bar
> to run from the top of the rear end housing to
> the right side frame to further eliminate side
> sway? It won't cost anything and should only
> take a couple of hours.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
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