The Uni-body Drop has Started (New Pics pg 16)

Well i got some final measurements for the cantilever done today after work. my rear end should have Zero camber once its all said & done. i found a few more issues with the rear end im gonna have to be dealing with. Im having a brain fart right now & i can't think of any other name for it than sway bar even though i knows its not it. This bar bolts to the bottom of the car just below the back seats & then connects to the lower part of the hub assembly. It keeps the wheel & strut assembly from sway forwards & backwards. Anyways when the car is laid out the bar torques the hub assembly forwards & gets it out of line of the angle i need it for the cantilever. i think i might have a solution & im gonna try it out tomorrow by swapping the bars to the other side. if that doesn't fix it, then im gonna have to figure something else out. Here's the pics i took

looking good, cant wait til its done and you get it out.

question..... am i understanding right? are you going to try and put a bag between 2 mounts in place of a strut?

haha not enough room, it will look like this when im done.

Edited: 12/16/2006 6:42:09 PM by laynframe90

What is going to keep the top of the tire from tipping in and out? Normally the upper part of the strut, trailing arm, and the 2 bars that run from the hub under the trunk to the body would hold the wheel in place but you are eliminating the upper strut mount for the cantilever bar. Are you planning on using the pivot point of the cantilever to hold the top in place and gusset the hell out of it?

those camber plates are made by SHaim.

that is some sweet shit dude! cant wait to see it done

I think you got a good idea going there for you. You will just have to figure out a way to make it sturdy enough. the lower section of the crossmember will be a vital strenght point, to keep the wheels from wanting to rock forward and back.

you can see in this pic the trailling arms



I plan on making new ones that are sturdier than these stockers. The pivot point on the cantilever will be the main upper support. it will have mounts on either side of the pivot bearing & be gusseted for added support. there's still things im worried about, but its gonna get done.

Keep it up.