Tfrasca
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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2015
- Location
- Ben Lomond, CA
So, I've had my 140 fairly slammed for a while, and it sucks. Roll center is too low, and it flops around more than it should with the stiff springs and GAZ shocks that are on it. Obviously, there are no easy aftermarket solutions like there are for a 240.
I'm doing the balljoints and bushings now, and I got to thinking about drop spindles. I looked at the spindles and immediately stopped thinking about that. But then I wondered if you could get the same effect by changing the location of the ball joints on each control arm. Couldn't one just weld a piece of pipe with the appropriate ID for the ball joints onto the control arms, moving the ball joints' locations relative to the angle of the control arms? It seems like that would get the ride height down while maintaining proper control arm angles.
What am I overlooking?
I'm doing the balljoints and bushings now, and I got to thinking about drop spindles. I looked at the spindles and immediately stopped thinking about that. But then I wondered if you could get the same effect by changing the location of the ball joints on each control arm. Couldn't one just weld a piece of pipe with the appropriate ID for the ball joints onto the control arms, moving the ball joints' locations relative to the angle of the control arms? It seems like that would get the ride height down while maintaining proper control arm angles.
What am I overlooking?