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Build Thread My 1986 T-top Build - Lasting Memories

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Davedacarpainter

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FoxMustangLvr said:
Curious as to why you'd want to mini tub your car? You can clear 275 tires without a problem.
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You are right about that, it seams I'm simple minded enough to fall for peer pressure!
Plus 315's would look really sweet.....just sayin'
Not set in stone yet though.
 

Davedacarpainter

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Boosted92LX said:
Focus. Foooooooocus!
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I am foc....SQUIRREL!
 
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FoxMustangLvr said:
Curious as to why you'd want to mini tub your car? You can clear 275 tires without a problem.
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Because...can?wants to?needs bigger tire?it's cool?everybody is doing it?peer pressure?the devil made him do it?(or maybe because raggedGT did?)
 
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I've seen where a person runs a square tube, or round tube across the distance between frame rails up against the trunk/hatch floor, and makes upper coil over mounts off it. Then relocates the lower mounts on the axle more inboard. Seems you may have some issues with tail pipe clearance with this approach, and I cant help but wonder how handling is affected with the coilovers being moved inside the frame rails... I'll be watching this to see who chimes in with what kind of personal experience and the results of it. Now I am curious.
 

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Clearly this works for a drag set up, but can anyone attest to road driving a set up like this?

 
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Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?
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Clearly this works for a drag set up, but can anyone attest to road driving a set up like this?

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Almost certainly has to handle like A$$.
 
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I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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I got 315s to clear under mine but it's far from ideal. Kind of like a hippo in heels. Any corner at speed and I rub the shock mounts. Stiffer springs( mine are stock and likely worn) would help a great deal but I don't think it will eliminate the problem. Moving things in an inch would solve the problem and I don't think would cause drastic handling issues. I would still feasibly be able to run interior panels as well.

Only other option would be to step down to a 275 tire which I don't think would adequately fit the common 10.5 deep dish wheels on the market these days.
 

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I just realized @awilli93coupe has a thread in progress about this, and appears to be doing what I posted above. Sorry for the redundancy. More just curious if anyone has been able to make it work decent on a street set up. Maybe angling the coilovers, so the lower mounting points are further outward on the axle tubes? Clearly I dont know crap about custom suspension! Maybe throw a panhard set up behind it, and presto?
 

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95BlueStallion said:
Clearly this works for a drag set up, but can anyone attest to road driving a set up like this?

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95BlueStallion said:
Clearly this works for a drag set up, but can anyone attest to road driving a set up like this?

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Very similar to my brothers set up for his one day to be strip car.
 

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95BlueStallion said:
I've seen where a person runs a square tube, or round tube across the distance between frame rails up against the trunk/hatch floor, and makes upper coil over mounts off it. Then relocates the lower mounts on the axle more inboard. Seems you may have some issues with tail pipe clearance with this approach, and I cant help but wonder how handling is affected with the coilovers being moved inside the frame rails... I'll be watching this to see who chimes in with what kind of personal experience and the results of it. Now I am curious.
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That is my brother's set up. It's not driving yet though, so.....
 

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Davedacarpainter said:
You are right about that, it seams I'm simple minded enough to fall for peer pressure!
Plus 315's would look really sweet.....just sayin'
Not set in stone yet though.
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315/35's to give you motivation hopefully





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awilli93coupe said:
315/35's to give you motivation hopefully





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I know man, I was looking at those and I started sweating.
We have a viper in the shop right now with 335's on it. They're just freaking huge!
 
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awilli93coupe said:
315/35's to give you motivation hopefully





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I like the way this guy thinks lol
 
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95BlueStallion said:
I just realized @awilli93coupe has a thread in progress about this, and appears to be doing what I posted above. Sorry for the redundancy. More just curious if anyone has been able to make it work decent on a street set up. Maybe angling the coilovers, so the lower mounting points are further outward on the axle tubes? Clearly I dont know crap about custom suspension! Maybe throw a panhard set up behind it, and presto?
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Is there a specific reason you want to use stock mounts? Tail pipes? But this is my lower brackets






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I've got mounts welded up on my differential already. just didn't think I wanted to tackle the uppers till later. Then all this comes along and, here I go...
 

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Davedacarpainter said:
I've got mounts welded up on my differential already. just didn't think I wanted to tackle the uppers till later. Then all this comes along and, here I go...
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Only mount I really had to deal with is my lower control arm mount. I have to "redesign" Them because my housing cut was in it.


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Boosted92LX said:
Almost certainly has to handle like A$$.
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I rode in a car with HIGH dollar coilovers on the street and it wasn't much different to me that is.. They are double adjustable. Can't remember specs or brand but do remember high price


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awilli93coupe said:
I rode in a car with HIGH dollar coilovers on the street and it wasn't much different to me that is.. They are double adjustable. Can't remember specs or brand but do remember high price


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I am talking more about cornering, or auto crossing. I dont see where coilovers that far inboard could handle well with side to side motion, unless mounted at an angle to better handle the side to side weight transfer.
 

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I am talking more about cornering, or auto crossing. I dont see where coilovers that far inboard could handle well with side to side motion, unless mounted at an angle to better handle the side to side weight transfer.
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Ok ok.. Yeah I have no input on that. I'm not sure!


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