Thread: Is my '32 supposed to bottom out over every little bump???

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C9x- I agree with you on the tire pressure, it makes a huge difference. I run 15# in the front and 10# in the rear. There is a easy check for tire pressure, just read the surface of your tire. It should be the same color all the way across the tire. The weight of your car really dictates your air pressure. If it is over inflated it will be darker in the middle and vise versa if under inflated. The photo of my tire is a perfect example look at the outside edges of my tire, that is with 10# of air it could acually use less. Just my 2 cents!!

You guys are right, tire pressure is super critical sometimes. I put a new engine in some guys mid '70's vette, and when I got done I pumped the tires up to 30# and started taking his vette back to him. The car was impossible to drive, all over the road and had a mind of it's own. Finally, I stopped and looked at the sticker in the door, and it said some very low figures ( I forget the exact poundage) and the front was different from the rear.

I lowered the pressure and it was a totally different car, handled like a vette should.

Don

Don- see the photo of the underside of my car? To make that panel you just go to a craft store and buy some Styrofoam and carve out a mold then cover it with wax paper nd put some resin..............................
Sorry, I couldn't resist

On every glass bodied car weve built with the flat floor in the trunk we have had to do what Ken did and make a "bubble' in the trunk floor for rear end pumpkin clearance. Easy enough to do and beats raising the car up!

Mick

THANKS a millon all ... I'm going to check on Bumpstops & put my tire pressure down to the minimun. Then if that doesn't do it I'll do the bubble although I only have 2 inches or so because the gas tank is there. Then if all else fails I'll put the shocks to the other hole. I just don't care for the 'look' when '32 are raised high. Although as C9X stated; "it won't me that noticeable".... Thanks again everyone Bill

" C " notching the frame is a good idea also. This is the notch in my 32 3W frame rails ...

C notching the frame isn't gonna help the top of the pumpkin from hitting the bottom of the body, in fact, it will make it much worse. If you're hitting the body before the frame without a C notch I'd think you probably don't need one.

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Don- see the photo of the underside of my car? To make that panel you just go to a craft store and buy some Styrofoam and carve out a mold then cover it with wax paper nd put some resin..............................
Sorry, I couldn't resist

Memo to self.........pick up lots of WAX PAPER.


Don

One of the nice features in the Dearborn Deuce is the rear floor is raised 4" and is flat. It kicks up in the normal spot but instead of following the frame it goes straight up then straight back. It eliminates that clearance problem with the 3rd member. I am using a independent quick change which helps even more by solidly mounting the 3rd member to the frame. It allows me to really get the back of the car low. In my opinion there is nothing better looking than a really low HYBOY! huh?

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

One of the nice features in the Dearborn Deuce is the rear floor is raised 4" and is flat. It kicks up in the normal spot but instead of following the frame it goes straight up then straight back. It eliminates that clearance problem with the 3rd member. I am using a independent quick change which helps even more by solidly mounting the 3rd member to the frame. It allows me to really get the back of the car low. In my opinion there is nothing better looking than a really low HYBOY! huh?

I agree... I'd make some bumpstops or even cut a relief in the floor before i jacked the rear up like a 4wd for clearance.

Here are some pictures. There is 32" tall tires and measuring to the body line it is 37 1/2". So by the floor being raised it allowed me to kick the frame rails up 4" so it automatically lowered the car the same amount keeping everything else the same. then by using independent suspension it just helps that much more. So if anybody is thinking of building a new car and want it to be low this is one way of doing it and you can fly over speed bumps with clearance.