Re: Lakewood `J Bolt`slapper bars
Rory…I would just use them the way they are with your additions and the flat plates with square u-bolts on the front. The "J" Bolts were used to adjust preload on the snubbers. They won't add any structural advantages to something that is already more than adequate for its application. Tuning the bar would mainly consist of clearances between the snubbers and the contact point on the leaf springs. With a multi leaf spring pack being more rigid than a mono leaf, you have that in your favour. You had that same bar on your 1970 Cobra-Jet car and you know how that worked. Your 59 with a similar drivetrain may work even a bit better if you can get enough tire under it. It might work as good as tree sap on a head gasket. Can't wait to see you driving it. The last time I seen you in one of those was driving without a windshield. MB
Last edited by MAURICE BLENDHEIM; 04-02-2017 at 06:09 PM.
|