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Paul Horton’s replies to actual tech emails.

Dear Welder Series… track width

Dear Welder Series…
I have a pro street car and was wondering the best way to measure it out to get the right track width for my front end.

Dear Nick…
Nick, mock up the sheet metal and position the front wheels & tires where you want them.  Note the distance between the wheel mounting surfaces.  This is the “track width”.  Our kit track widths are nominal dimensions because the actual dimension depends on the brakes used.

If your frame is already fabricated, tell me the inside and outside frame rail dimensions.  It will help to know the frame height (top & bottom) at the spindle and the spindle height.

Give me those dimensions and I’ll reply right away with the kit I think you should get.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series… coil over questions

Dear Welder Series…
Hi, I intend to order the frame rails and body next month, and I am sorting parts lists.  One question for a coil over kit. What will the normal coil over length at ride height and what spring rate works with a Hi boy, I have a sbf and a bbf, and will open up the bbf to see if it is rebuidable soon. ? Any mfg. recommended?

Sherman

Dear Sherman…
Sherman, a good coil-over ride height is 13″.  Several companies have coil-overs with an open dimension of about 14-1/2″ and a closed dimension of about 10″.  It would be best to ask the coil-over people about spring rates.  Some have progressive would springs, others have linear rates.  An example a 200 pound linear rate is that it takes 200 lbs to compress the spring 1″ and 400 lbs to compress the spring 2″.  A progressive wound rate would be that it takes 200 lbs to compress 1″ and possible 500 lbs to compress the spring 2″.  The rate you will want will depend on many factors:  actual weight on the rear, shock mounting angle, ride quality that you want, etc.  Heidt’s, QA1, Aldan, and Total Cost Involved are good sources.

Dear Welder Series… rear 4 link brackets

I am interested in buying your 4 Link bracketry; does it come with, or can you provide, some instruction of how to locate the frame brackets relative to the axle brackets?

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Dear Welder Series… ’57 Chev Pickup Mustang II?

I would like to convert to IFS front and 4 link in the rear.
From the website I see the 60" Mustang II (WS21900) is the appropriate size but would like to know if it would be compatible with Shock Waves.

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Dear Welder Series… 1932 Fiat Mustang II

I have a 1932 Fiat pickup and am considering a Mustang II front crossmember for it. What information do you need from me to build a unit for this application.

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