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I will have to get back to you with pics of the Dropmember, with the rack and pinion installed, later in the week... or the beginning of next.
I have attached a couple pics of the Dropmember C4 (uses C4 Corvette Suspension). It is near completion... I am impatiently awaiting a rack and pinion I ordered a few weeks back:) . Once I get the rack I can finish up the piece, and build my fixtures for production. It is set-up to have a 5" ride height with a 27" tall tire. The tire in the pic is a 255 35R20. It will need to be ran with a Shockwave or coil-over. |
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Is the 2nd pic the estimated ride height?
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whats the c 4 drop member gonna cost?
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Nathan's shop is one of the best shops I've ever worked with. He sends updates all the time on how things are going. I'll defently be buying more of these. |
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any plans for irs vette crossmember kit?
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It's going to be a complete back-half... it's in the works.
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Thats what I cal a front end SWAPPAGE!!!!!!!!
Very nice work I must say!:metal: |
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One point of clarity... this particular Dropmember C4 is going to a customer, and it is set up for a 5" ride height with a 27" tall tire per his specs. The Dropmember C4 will also have a one inch higher ride height available. The one inch taller ride height (6")will not allow the frame to set on the ground... it'll have a 1/2 inch to spare. |
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Damn PB, you do some wicked work. I wish you were closer, but I guess it's good that you're not because I'd be BROKE!
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Thanks for the compliments Jimmy Dean!
One more quick note... The wheel is a 20X8.5 with an 18mm offset; that equates to a 5" backspacing. |
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If the rack is custom, any chance on choosing power or manual (JIC)? Do you have a supplier on used C4 stuff? Once again . . .... awesome design & I look forward to seeing more of your ideas come to life. |
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For the C4 components, I do have a good source. Just PM me when you want to do some window shopping or actual shopping and I will get you the info... really reasonable prices. |
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what brand is the rack? i need a custom width one for my c10..
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I have a couple of "complex cantilevered" designs along with both push and pull-rod style mechanisms... only problem with those are the cost... if you want to pay $10K for a tricked out suspension or $20K for a tube chassis jump in line... I am booked out for a year. Only thing is the idea behind a production piece is affordability and quality at the perfect blend. As for the geometry on the Dropmember C4... no worries about bumpsteer, there is less than .1 degree toe through the entire suspension cycle!!! That's a tighter tolerance than production vehicles. As for camber, It does follow a tighter arc... that's the idea... performance suspension, such as this, requires more camber to allow improved handeling and cornering. Let's say under "normal" driving conditions the wheel will compress 2-2.5" (that's pretty realistic) well camber gain at 2.25" is 1.225 degrees camber... not a ton, enough for a drast improvement from stock, and it won't be any harder on the tires than let's say a C4 Corvette:) . Will they wear faster than stock geometry would allow... probably a little... if you're taking adavntage of the increased performance! |
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Having said all that, I may have to start saving my pennies for a dropmember of my own. Limiter on my hooptey right now is the trailing arm xmember, but once I resolve that, I'll be back to the same LCA problem as everyone else. |
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This has me thinking a 2wd 70 with C4 stuff might be fun;) Kevin LFD Inc. |
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how bout a blazer with c4 stuff ??? thats gonna be my next project !
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