DeTomaso Mailing List: April 2001, Message #172

I'd heard of this problem and was all ready with my belt sander to take
them down. To my surprise, there was at least 1/2" clearance! Actually,
I shouldn't have been surprised as earlier when I'd finally gotten the
1/2 shafts installed I'd noticed there was plenty of clearance with the
exhaust pipe where there had always been an interference fit before with
the suspension hanging. My conclusion, the Hall/Alden shocks are a bit
shorter and don't let the suspension down as far. So there must be less
travel. Not to worry though, the springs are about 50% stiffer (750 lbs/in).

Richard Barkley

MikeLDrew@aol.com:
> John (pretending to be Mary) Taphorn wrote:
> 
> >For
> my installation, I cut spacers out of plastic the shape of the base of the
> spherebar  until the gap was filled.  Then using longer bolts, I mounted
> spherebar with spacers to the A-arm.  Utilizing this methodology neither the
> bar or the suspension is bound at desired ride height.
> 
> >>>Yes.  But now, almost assuredly, your driveshafts will smack right into 
> your spherebar mounting bolts when you suspension is unloaded.  Jack the rear 
> end of your car off the ground, then try to turn the rear wheels.
> 
> CLUNK!
> 
> At least, that's MY problem, and I know several others have run into it too.  
> The spherebar mount is too tall to fit properly.  Raising them even higher as 
> you did is asking for trouble, probably....
> 
> And this is with stock driveshafts; aftermarket units are physically larger 
> and the problem becomes worse.
> 
> Sigh....
> 
> Mike


-- 
Sincerely,
Richard Barkley

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