Thread: New suspension up front....

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Originally posted by whippetguy
I'm in the process of putting a stock MII front crossmember in my '29 Whippet and it looks like I will have to move the wheels out 2" each side so that the upper a-arms will clear the inside of the fenders. This will also put the tires about 2" inside the fenders. The crossmember will therefore have to be lengthened 4". This doesn't seem like it would be a major problem. Does it sound like anything anyone else had to do? Also, are 2" longer tie rods available?
Thanks for the help.

contact fatman fabrications and see if they either have a crossmember kit for your car, or if they have one that will fit with a little work. likely they have something very close as they have many kits. oh, and you dont use longer tie rod ends, you use rack extensions to keep the steering geometry correct. depending on how you mount the rack(centered or offset to one side, usually the left) will dictate as to whether you use one or two rack extensions. fatman fab can help you with that as well.