jshiver

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Well, we got the adjustable spring perches and There are NO instructions. I guess we weren't as smart as we were supposed to be to install these. The chassis guy welded them in (in the stock location) located off the original perch. We come in last night to hang the new 9" and the perches don't line up AT ALL with the perches on the new rear. We measure the old rear and the new rear and the perches on the rears are in the same place. SOOO obviously we are going to have to move the upper perches out and back to get them to line up. This has been one of the MOST FRUSTRATING things I have ever undertaken, and we aren't done! Is it just us or have any others had "issues". I ain't mad just frustrated. I am gonna call Dan this morning and see if he can give me any pointers.

mongse

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I drilled a hole through the old perch before I cut it out and through the plate on the Wolfe ones. I used a metal rod (old welder rod actually) to line the two up and tacked it in.

Good idea to check widths BEFORE you weld it all into place too. Measure twice, cut/weld once.

jshiver

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That is the same thing we did...I don't want to give off the wrong impression. I talked with Dan this morning and he was MORE than accomodating. He said it looked like the mount was alittle too far forward. The problem will be resolved. I just figured maybe I wasn't the only one that has had problems before.

Thanks Dan for the insight and GREAT customer service.

tech support like that is why my car has ALL WOLFE suspension under it.

DopeFedZ

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I did the same to mine on one side but not as much. I had only tacked it so I was able to remove it and adjust the location.

DopeFedZ

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One more thing has your car always been a hardtop or did you convert it over?

jshiver

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It was always a hardtop..just had a sunroof in it that I removed.

CAT3

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Are the first few pics with the TA installed or no? I know my rear was sitting in a rear manner like that until I got the TA hooked up, then it lined up. I dont have the Adj SP yet, but looking at it, it just looks like the SP on the rearend is angled downward, as if the rear housing hasnt rotated (from the pass side it would rotate clockwise) to bolt the TA on, which would cant the SP more towards the front and maybe line up. Again, I looked at this so I could see what the issue is so when I do mine if it happens I will know what to look out for.

Charlie

Outlaw

Adjustable LCA and TQ arm will help fine tune the rear end into the right spot also

mongse

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I just did that to mine this weekend. I swapped out the 12-bolt for a 9" and had to make some adjustments on the control arms.


BTW, I didn't have the right size open-ended lugs, so I had to use my sweet flamin' jack to take the pictures.

Pro Stock John

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...chmentid=65754

Ouch. Go out and do some karate chops on the box.

572ysc

What the tire size of thoose, rim width

jshiver

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315/60/15 MT Drag radials on 15x10's with 5" backspacing.

tektrans

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Car is lookin' good w/ those big meats under there.

jshiver

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Thanks...I hope to have it back at my house next week ....with all the spring "issues" behind me. I will get some new pics then.

Red95Formula

what did you do to get it right?

skipperbisket

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damn mongse, those wheels look good, and i'm glad to see that i'm not the only guy with a terribly dirty car my wolfe perches should be going on pretty soon

Brady

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Damn Joe, you are alive! Has your car moved under it's own power since Memphis '01?

Call me phocker.

mongse

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OK....PHOCKER! You Alabama folk sure have a weird way of being friendly.

THe car's been down for a month or two. I rolled into it on a road by my parents' house and laid down a pair of 13" wide black marks for about 40'. I swapped rear ends out (12-bolt out, 9" in), installed the adjustable perches and made some other small changes. I'm in the process of modifying the brakes lines to make engine removal easier and I'd like to take some more weight out of the car.

I had a guy inquire about buying the car, but we'll see. If I keep it, I'm going to build new headers and put a single 88 or a GTS on it so I can actually run some classes with it. Funny how twin 67s don't fit into too many rules. I'm also splitting time and money with a sweet '89 Mustang coupe I bought for $400.

I talked to Phil @ PGD and heard Tommy's SVO is running real good now(even heard he ditched the faded yellow paint in favor of a bright yellow). I haven't heard from you or Swindle in a while though. Figured you guys were off building some Mini Cooper with a Shaffiroff 572 in it.

Thanks. I was bored over the winter and thought it'd be a good idea to try and mess with almost $1000 worth of wheels. I was hoping to get the car cleaned up and under some sunshine for some pics, but I'm a little short on open-ended lug nuts for the rear wheels.

skipperbisket

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i've got a set of open ended lugs for stock wheel studs if you need them let me know.

mongse

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I got them during the week. I had a set of unopened 12mm lugs laying around that I traded.

Thanks for the offer though.