Thread: My 51 Dodge project

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Originally Posted by vht

I think I'm going to change the rear end and go to something narrower and a little bit stouter. Tub it and put more rubber in the rear. Any other questions just ask.

For street use, very strongly recommend larger diameter rear bushings. Study mid-size GM arrangements, B-body Chevelle, Monte Carlo, Cutlass. Love the splayed 4-link.

Billy Shope is one of the original Chrysler Corporation Ramchargers engineers, you might enjoy his musings on suspension geometry, I know I did....
http://www.shopeshop.org/contentsDrag.htm

Billy had a hand in designing and building "The High and the Mighty" C/Altered '49 Plymouth business coupe that NTFDAY (Ken) linked for you in post #6. The car originally ran a 354 early hemi with 3-speed manual transmission. It's my favorite drag car of all time....
http://www.allpar.com/racing/high-mighty.html

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