Pics look great now Ken! Q: Why did you hold back and cut corners when you did your suspension set up?! Just kidding looks amazing. I'll swap you a nice corvair set up for yours if you are interested!
Pics look great now Ken! Q: Why did you hold back and cut corners when you did your suspension set up?! Just kidding looks amazing. I'll swap you a nice corvair set up for yours if you are interested!
Ahhh, got it--Corvair transaxle..... Yep, they are designed to take lateral loads on their half-shafts. As an aside, if you are planning on using the stock Corvair lower hub-to-transaxle link, you might want to replace thse with lengths of DOM tubing with a RH rod end on one end, and a LH threaded rod end on the other--this link will work like a large "turnbuckle" when you screw in/out the tubing, and make it easier to adjust the alignment of the rear end. (If you use this approach, don't forget to use "jam nuts" against the rod ends--to prevent the link from unscrewing further, this possible catastrophic results(!).
Speedway Motors sells swaged steel tubes in varying lengths that are threaded RH & LH on the ends. They have rod end bearings too at reasonable prices.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
I think I have lower tubes made from DOM and they do have Heim joints on both ends.
I have a set of 1988 Corvette rear brake parts nearly ready to install. The rotors measure 12" to the edge and I thought I would be getting 11.5", we will see if they fit or not.
Last edited by Jerry; 09-15-2014 at 10:47 PM. Reason: pix
Ok so the forum adaptors to hold the '88 calipers, require you get '87 rotors. They are 11.5" rotors and use the drum style e brake. We don't use that type of e brake.
Last edited by Jerry; 09-20-2014 at 02:23 PM. Reason: pix
Jerry;
Something is wrong-- I used '88 Vette rotors and calipers on the rear of MANTA2. Those rotors are not the small drum variety. The adapter drawings that I posted are the ones that I used for the '88 setup.
For some reason the photo insert isn't working. Ill try again.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
I tried to insert a photo too.
Well I think we can agree 11.5" is a go and 12" is a no go.
picture worked.
The upper rotor is 88. Didn't fit.
The lower rotor is 87. Did fit.
The caliper is 88.
Last edited by Jerry; 09-26-2014 at 02:42 PM.