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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16515884" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Okay All,</p><p></p><p>Continued working on the rear end this past weekend. I got my leaf springs powder coated and had the aluminum bushing from the Calvert kit pressed in. I then needed to mock everything up for test fit purposes.</p><p></p><p>I actually ordered my rear end 1 inch shorter on each side. I did this in order to reduce my back spacing and give myself a wider lip on the outer portion of the rear wheels.</p><p></p><p>I did some research and people online said you could not remove 1 inch from each side of the rear end "without" mini tubing. I am "NOT" trying to put wider rims/tires on the car. I'm merely trying to gain more outer lip on the rear wheels. I also installed longer studs on the rear axles so I could have some form of adjustment. This way I can put a spacer on and run my current wheels until I can custom order a new set.</p><p></p><p>So, here is how it turned out. As you can see my caliper has plenty of clearance from the leaf spring. I also used this time to mark my axle tubes for my brake line brackets. No picture, but got those welded on this weekend as well.</p><p></p><p>I left the leaf springs in place, but took everything else apart. I dropped my axle housing off at the powder coater's on Sunday. Hopefully it gets done this week and I can assemble the rear end next weekend.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>NOTE</u></strong>: For those of you who have an eye for detail and say my "U" bolts are way too long, I did this on purpose. I may need to adjust the rear end for proper ride height. So, I may need to install 1 or 2 inch lowering blocks. Once everything is set I'll cut off the excess if there is any.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1670361[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1670362[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1670363[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1670364[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1670365[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1670366[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1670367[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16515884, member: 70025"] Okay All, Continued working on the rear end this past weekend. I got my leaf springs powder coated and had the aluminum bushing from the Calvert kit pressed in. I then needed to mock everything up for test fit purposes. I actually ordered my rear end 1 inch shorter on each side. I did this in order to reduce my back spacing and give myself a wider lip on the outer portion of the rear wheels. I did some research and people online said you could not remove 1 inch from each side of the rear end "without" mini tubing. I am "NOT" trying to put wider rims/tires on the car. I'm merely trying to gain more outer lip on the rear wheels. I also installed longer studs on the rear axles so I could have some form of adjustment. This way I can put a spacer on and run my current wheels until I can custom order a new set. So, here is how it turned out. As you can see my caliper has plenty of clearance from the leaf spring. I also used this time to mark my axle tubes for my brake line brackets. No picture, but got those welded on this weekend as well. I left the leaf springs in place, but took everything else apart. I dropped my axle housing off at the powder coater's on Sunday. Hopefully it gets done this week and I can assemble the rear end next weekend. [b][U]NOTE[/U][/b]: For those of you who have an eye for detail and say my "U" bolts are way too long, I did this on purpose. I may need to adjust the rear end for proper ride height. So, I may need to install 1 or 2 inch lowering blocks. Once everything is set I'll cut off the excess if there is any. [ATTACH=full]1670361[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1670362[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1670363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1670364[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1670365[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1670366[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1670367[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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