Hey guys, I have a motor mocked up in the Ranchero and and wondering about a few things. This car has to handle GREAT on the big end, it should be a fast one. I'm using Heidt's A-Arms on the front with 2"drop spindles (forged spindles). With the lowers set parrallel to the ground, what does the angle of the top A-Arm contriute to handling and stability. I will of course be cranking in some anti-dive on the upper mounts, and about 5 degrees of caster to get a bit more high speed stability. Bump steer and caster should be my main considerations for stability, right??? Oh yeah, haven't decided on the coilovers yet, either a pair of Aldan's with adjustable dampening on the shock, or a pair of Carrer'a just recently acquired from Blykins.

On the rear I am thinking of using a triangulated 4 bar set up with adjustable top mounts (like a circle burner late model) as well as a Watt's linkage to control movement. I know the Watt's linkage is probably not necessary with a triangulated 4 bar, but I like the idea of added lateral control.

The front and rear will have stabilizers. I'm considering a torsion bar setup with adjustable links because sliding in a different rate and size bar should add to the tunablity of the chassis???

Any thoughts or comments from the chassis guru's would be appreciated.