Thanks Pat. That9s exactly what I was thinking the angle was for.
How about replicating the new Ford idea? Mount the shocks outside the frame
rails - has anyone done this yet to their old chev?
- Ryan
On 9/14/04 2:08 PM, "Ie61pah@aol.com" <Ie61pah@aol.com> wrote:
> Part of the reason for having the shock at an angle is to help with body
roll
> in cornering. The other factor to think of is total shock travel. If your
> shock is straight up and down, it will require more shock travel, than if
it's
> on an angle. Even my coil over set up is on an angle, (not sure what the
> degree is). The bottom is just outside the frame rail, and the top is just
> inside the frame rail. You can see a picture of it on my web site.
>
> Hope this helped some,,,,,
>
> Pat Hollister
> '58 step
> West Burlington, IA.
> http://community.webtv.net/TnJpot/TRUCKFORSALE
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