Re: [AMC-list] Nick, what about my 67 Rebel Station Wagon?

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

Good news and bad news here! The crossmember is a bolt-in, but the off set on the upper arms is different. I don't know about the width of the upper arm, but the offset is a killer. The American/Javelin/AMX upper trunnion has the horizontal pivot to the INSIDE of the vertical pivot, the big cars have the vertical pivot in the exact same plane. That would lean the steering knuckle (the upright) about 1" to the inside on both sides. Assuming that the upper arms are made to keep everything about where it was, they would need to be 1" longer on each side to work right on the big cars -- assuming the inner mounting points are in the same position. The angle of the shock (if it's on top... I forget!) could also be a problem, but that can be overcome by getting the appropriate strength spring for the coil over shock... something that would also need to be calculated. This is something Nick may want to consider though (big car kit) since the crossmember bolts right in and the lower a
rms should work also. 

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:07:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>

I have not really paid much attention to the front end on my 67 Rebel wagon... what would the new kit do for me?? I just picked up a disc brake setup for it this weekend.? 

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