Out of curiosity, what does the width measure now? I'd hate to put myself in the same situation.
Thanks, Kyle Bennett Raleigh, NC Michael Pell wrote: > Great advice Jeff, I would consure with most of what you mention. > I have the Art Morrison rear clip in my 69 Chevelle. The frame rails are too > narrow. With my Ford 9", the driver's side ladder bar mount had to be welded > to the flat surface of the center section!! Jeez, now I have to remove the > ladder bar mount bolt in order to pull out the 3rd member. > I also had to make extensions for my wheel tubs to get them to reach the > quarter, and I don't have room to run exhaust to the rear of the car. There's > nothing but a 3rd member, panhard bar, rails and wheel tubs, all very close > together, right where the exhaust would need to run thru. > Fortunately, the fuel cell just barely fit between the frame rails. > > If AM would simply widen the frame rails 6"-12" (yes, up to 12" wider), I > wouldn't have any of the above mentioned problems, and I'd still have plenty of > room for the 21" wide tires. > > I spoke to AM about my setup, and asked if I had the correct frame, answer was > 'yes'. Then I mentioned these problems, and they insisted their product was > perfect. Real cocky, and a real jerk (at Super Chevy no less). > I also emailed them with a bunch of details and questions, no response. > > So, I was pretty happy with the quality of their products, with the one > exception. However, ever since talking to the guy at Super Chevy, I'd never > buy from them again. > > Just my $.02 worth..... > > Jeff Hanson wrote: > > > Kyle, > > I ran a 12 bolt in my car for about 3 years. The problem I had was keeping > > the rr housing from bending. Lots of torque heavy car and transbrake. I > > installed a F*** 9" w/ backbrace & bulkheads/stiffners inside and so far so > > good. The problem in my case with the 9" is it's about 50-75 lbs. heavier > > than the 12 bolt and it uses more HP to turn it. > > On the street I would use the 12 bolt(Keep it all GM) I would center any > > RR in a backhalf job. I would use the biggest tubs I could get away with. > > Art Morrison has a 38" X 22" and 40" X 23" in both steel & aluminum and > > street tubs that are 32" X 22" in steel & aluminum. > > I think I would use the Morrison stuff and buy a welded rear clip set-up > > from them. I have used a lot of AM stuff and been really happy with it. S&W > > does build some very nice products as well. I know that they advertise a > > weld/bolt-in kit for back halving 68/72 Chevelle's. > > I would probally use the 31 X 18.5 X 15 Pro sreet tire or a set of 14 X 32 > > X 15 Drag slicks. > > > > Jeff Hanson > > The Racing Place 541-926-1253 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Check out my webpage at http://www.ProStreetCar.com > and my For Sale page at http://www.ProStreetCar.com/classifieds.html > Tremec Distributor at http://www.5speedTransmissions.com > Team Chevelle membership #178 (Gold) > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
