My thoughts too, Dave. Would be so much easier to weld a Camaro front clip
on. I put a beam axle in the front of the Hondaliner. Thought it would be a
simple deal. It wasn't. With all the bars etc. it takes up more space that
an independent would, and the steering could have been a simple rack instead
of all the rods I now have.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Land Speed List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: QUESTION about LSR Studebaker with Buggy Spring Beam Front Axle
> Why would you change an independent front suspension to a beam axle might
be the
> first question??
> Dave
>
> Dick J wrote:
> >
> > I've polled the list, and based on a lot of first-hand experience, I've
gathered together all of the pieces to convert the East Texas Studebaker's
front suspension over to early Ford beam front axle, hung on a transverse
buggy spring. (Will be using late GM disc brakes.)
> >
> > In order to get the ten to twelve degrees of negative caster that I
want, should I mount the center spring perch raked at a 12 degree angle, or
should I mount the spring perch square to the frame and gain the caster by
"torquing the spring" when I push the rear of the split wishbone down to the
mounting position which would yield the twelve degrees of caster?
> >
> > Dick J in East Texas
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