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to: KEITH SCUDDER
from: LANDON ROBINSON
date: 1998-01-16 16:58:00
subject: Re: muscle design factors

 KS> Along with the excellent advice of Day Brown, the front end will
 KS> change it's geometry and possibly give you a problem. I know from
 KS> experience that with my 69' Chevelle that was raised 7" before I
 KS> bought it that the front end caused me headaches. It changed so
 KS> to the point that it failed the basic inspection and was beyond
 KS> the adjustment limits and I had to lower the rear that day to
 KS> get it to past the test...Best of luck, just remember, you might
 KS> need lower gears for the rear-end assembly. If it's only for the
 KS> street I would suggest no higher than maybe 3.73:1 if you can
 KS> find them, anything in the 4's for the street would be murder on
 KS> the engine.
 KS> Keith.............................................
 KS> -!-
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What kind of test? Do you mean an alignment? I was going to put bigger
tires on the front to make up for the difference and maybe put air shocks
on the front to bring it up from the back end pushing it down. 
Dana 60 rear ends come with 3.73 but I don't plan on trying to retro-fit
a pickup rear end that never was stock in an Impala anyway.
I do plan on still keeping the thing drivable as it is the only thing I have
to get to work with right now.
Thanks for the info.
-Landon
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