quote:Originally posted by accobra:
" The rear A-arms do not sit parallel to the ground on my current '74. They never did on my earlier Pre-L. If I lowered the car (I have) to where the arms are parallel, the rear negative camber would be ridiculous."
Will I agree ... if the rear a arms are parallel to the ground the shock mounts need to be raised otherwise they do not have the proper travel distance .. they would be close to compressed. Also the mounting point needs to be raised on the upper rear a arm because the result is any lateral movement has an extreme effect on the camber of the rear wheels. To slam the car down to the ground its going to take some work to make it also handle properly.
Ron
The lower rear A arms on my car and many others are close to being parallel to the ground. It is a tad lower than factory GT5s I’ve seen. The coilovers are a bolt in Koni system from Pantera East and they have lots of room to compress without hitting the shock snuber. Here is the info on them and the installation pics http://www.panteraplace.com/page212.htm . I don’t know what else I can tell you about ride height, it works for me and many, many others. And my car is really not low compared to some I’ve seen.
I guess the point I was trying to make, is if you are doing a GT5 clone, get the correct wheels and tires, get the ride height correct and then start cutting. Not something I’ll ever need to do!
Mike