Thread: '37 Oze build

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It seems like the mounts for the ball joints should be angled to match the angle of the stud mounts on the spindle (about 7 degrees)?

Dave, I was thinking the same thing. I looked at old photos of the M-II suspension on my long-gone '30 A-Bone Sedan. At ride height, the ball-joint studs are almost perfectly perpendicular to the A-arms. Also, my upper A-arms slant upwards from frame to wheel.

What spindles did OZE use? With the apparent vertical distance between the balljoint bosses compared to the vertical distance between the upper and lower frame mounts, I can't see how this will ever work.

Is it possible that the design of that system is FUBAR?

If he is running a 350 rather than a 383, a little more stall might be in order given how the difference in cubic inches will affect idle characteristics. But I don't think anything over 3000 would be necessary.