[DeTomaso] Asymmetric Suspension Pick Up Points?..

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/6/06 1:35:00 AM, LiTtOFreAkYDeViL at aol.com writes:

<< you mentioned that most pantera suspension pick up points seem to  have 
been welded asymmetriclly at the factory?
 
What are these pick up points? Are you talking about where the upper and  
lower control arms attach to the chassis? If so... can't I cut them off and  
reweld them if I have the car on a frame machine and just measure up to where  the 
other side is so they are both at a even height off the ground? >>

Yes, assuming the a-arms are symmetric. On quite a few cars, the right front 
wheel protrudes noticably more than the left front. So if you used the one 
positioned furthest-out as your 'zero' point, and redid the other 3 to keep 
more-or-less stock 4-corner geometry, it should work. Otherwise, you'd have to 
somehow reposition inboard the frame areas that the pickup tabs are welded to, 
since the tabs themselves have little 'meat'. That sorta spounds like "rebuild 
the whole front clip". And keep firmly in mind that you may be betting your life 
on the quality of the welding.... Other approaches might be to use asymmetric 
wheels offsets or rework the fenders themselves for even tire/fender gaps. Or 
simply not install the absolute ultimate-width tires. Note that all this 
probably doesn't apply as much to the rears as to the fronts.  My 2¢- J DeRyke