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Tubular K-Member Input Needed!

Reply #15 –
Quote from: *MAYHEM*;184315
A complete SLA kit would be good too.

An SLA is a very difficult package on this chassis without some pretty heavy mods.

The MacPherson set-up can work very well if set-up right (Look at the M3's).
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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Reply #16 –
"The K-member would be available with optional spring perches so that you could use stock springs and stock A-arms (no coil-over conversion)."

This is SUPER important. We're building a nasty road race 88 right now, but the class rules (as in every class except Unlimited) REQUIRE stock suspension geometry and "style". That means no coil overs and no relocating.

As long as they make a stock location one with a stock spring-style setup, we're in.

Make the motor mounts for an *ahem* LS1...

:D

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Reply #17 –
The company is in Michigan...it's a private builder, not a large corporation. Shipping to Canada should not be an issue, nor should pickup at their location. All the specs for this K-member were taken directly from a 1983 Thunderbird so we're talking Mustang-style motor mounts, and probably stock Fox Mustang/T-Bird/Cougar A-arm lengths.

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Reply #18 –
ok guys, the company is in Michigan, we built a K-Member that was custom for my car so that i had no drilling or shimming... the wheels stayed in the stock location, the price is going to be around the 290-320 area. spring perches will be a additional item not quite sur of the price on them yet... we are just trying to get some intrest and maybe a small buy in to get these things going...... also we are making rear control arms that will be chromeoly and have urethane bushings.. any thoughts are appreciated

Thanks Ron
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Reply #19 –
Griggs has a SLA setup that bolts in rather nicely. It uses the current spindle and does away with the strut using a coilover shock. It's rather spendy but it works, but not alot of complications or mods. They are able to run a 315 tire up front with it.

Are these k-members going to be for straight line use only?? Will they be structurally sound enough for roadracing/autocrossing??


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Reply #20 –
Ron,
Are the control arm mounting locations stock?

Your car is a drag car, correct?
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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Reply #21 –
the K-Member will hold up to road race....

Chuck
yes my car has relocated uppers, but the new arms we will make will be stock location. we are looking at 2 sets, non adjustables and adjustable uppers...

Ron

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Reply #22 –
I was refering to the front A-Arm mounting points, are they stock?
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Reply #23 –
i would take two asap  if i could get them

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Reply #25 –
Sounds like something I would be interested in. How about the possibility to offer both stock arms or offset A-arms? Which 4130 are they using? (Normalized or Heat Treated) Possible to get it in mild steel?

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Reply #26 –
Hillbilly.

we are trying to keep this simple, we want NO part of fully customized parts for a car that won't see much sales, we went into this after doing 1 off parts for my car..


Ron

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Reply #27 –
How about some pics of the parts made for your car?
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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Reply #28 –
I'm in for one with stock suspension mounting points.  Would prefer something that would take a mount for any engine you'd find in a Mustang, even a Cobra or V6.

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Reply #29 –
Quote from: doodaa;184354
I'm in for one with stock suspension mounting points.  Would prefer something that would take a mount for any engine you'd find in a Mustang, even a Cobra or V6.



HMMM. sorry I don't think you will ever find that...guys let's not get carried away now, we want this to be simple I don't plan on making 100 different


Ron