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Post by luddy15 on Sept 26, 2011 19:21:34 GMT -5
I havent tried this yet but iv herd of people tipping them level and then going another 3 inches past level after that flip your bumper so that the point is on the bottom.. ill leave the thinking up to you guys for (those who can) but doesnt that sound like it would work ? (the bumper would counter act the uppward push)??
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Post by number020 on Sept 26, 2011 21:21:28 GMT -5
i wouldnt risk it mine is 3 below but i suck my assend down to 17 inches to top of back bumper and weld a arms down... and ill have pics on my next frame
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2011 22:50:03 GMT -5
I try to get the azz down to 15 to the bottom of the bumper and 22 in the front.
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Post by begs811 on Sept 28, 2011 21:37:13 GMT -5
I try to get the azz down to 15 to the bottom of the bumper and 22 in the front. how are you going about getting the azz end low
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Post by b1stevens on Sept 28, 2011 22:19:34 GMT -5
are you chaining it down or just running softer springs?
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Post by eric21x on Sept 28, 2011 22:44:48 GMT -5
I use chain. Suck the back end down as far as you can. The back suspension will be really stiff. I'm usually at 14 or 15 inches at the bottom of the frame.
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Post by b1stevens on Sept 28, 2011 22:55:45 GMT -5
are you using the factory rear spring? I use chain. Suck the back end down as far as you can. The back suspension will be really stiff. I'm usually at 14 or 15 inches at the bottom of the frame.
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Post by Sandgren37 on Sept 29, 2011 0:21:32 GMT -5
are you using the factory rear spring? I use chain. Suck the back end down as far as you can. The back suspension will be really stiff. I'm usually at 14 or 15 inches at the bottom of the frame. I push it down with a loader and chain or wire it and I run doubled coil springs.
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Post by eric21x on Sept 29, 2011 9:08:25 GMT -5
are you using the factory rear spring? I use chain. Suck the back end down as far as you can. The back suspension will be really stiff. I'm usually at 14 or 15 inches at the bottom of the frame. Yeah they are. They seem to be a little stiffer than normal though. My last one I sucked the back end down till I couldn't anymore. there is basically no back suspension. I would jump up and down on the back bumper and the back tires would come off the ground.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2011 10:05:37 GMT -5
Springs and shocks.
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Post by PACMAN #58 on Sept 29, 2011 15:11:02 GMT -5
Ive built a bunch of cars but as far as all this new rage about cold bending and tilting tucking and folding is new to me. I'm learning though. Could someone enlighten me about what exactly is cold bending and tilting and what are the benefits?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2011 15:19:06 GMT -5
When you actually take the body off a Ford the way they designed the fronts are at a tilt upward so we tilt them down to make the front rails level with the rest of the cars rail...
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Post by PACMAN #58 on Sept 29, 2011 22:58:11 GMT -5
So I don't know if this was a joke, but I saw this picture on another thread. Why is this car tilted up? And what is cold bending? 05 heres an even bigger bagger and shut up about my car, u worry about ur own
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Post by eric21x on Sept 29, 2011 23:31:13 GMT -5
That car isn't tilted up the front frame rails are tilted down. The body of the car sits in its stock location when this is done by the boxes. In that pic you can tell it was done there. This process makes you have to put spacers by the core support. This is because the frame is down from the stock location. The spacers are needed to make sure the front clip fits on properly. There are 3 basic ways to tilt are car. The first is by the boxes. You cut the tabs on the crush boxes let the front drop so the frame is level and reweld the tabs. The next way is by the crossmember. This is done usually 18-20 inches back from the boxes. You cut a pie out of both sides of frame let the front drop and reweld the cut. The 3rd way is cold bending. This is usually done around the same spot as the crossmember method but it varies from person to person. What you do is heat the frame up on both sides so that it is glowing hot. Pull the front end down so the front rails are level. Let it cool and the process is done. No cutting or welding used.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2011 0:19:26 GMT -5
Just to correct you the cold bending process is not done by heating the frame with a torch. You Chain the front and rear of the car and put 2 sources to bend the frame (bottle jacks)etc at the point of the frame where you want to bend it. Preferably where the stock crossmember is and you replace it with a new piece of angle iron for an crossmember bracket to be welded to the frame.
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