1963 - 1979 Vette four link install.

Woodfin · 02-21-2023, 05:14 PM

Racers, I am looking for feedback and photos of a Vette four link and solid axle changeover.

Billy Nees · 02-21-2023, 06:30 PM

YYYYYeeeeaaaahhh, that one is a real touchy subject with me. You'd better start kissing arss right now. A bit of a hint, I was told by an NHRA official, "We want you to beg for forgiveness not ask for permission".

Woodfin · 02-21-2023, 07:26 PM

Billy, it will not be an NHRA class car. It is for a local nostalgia series. Have you done one?

Tom Goldman · 02-21-2023, 09:12 PM

4 link in a Gen 2 or 3 is like 10 pounds of you know what in a 5 pound bag . not a lot of working room. you will end up with an unequal length bar setup due to the wheel house /seat location. .Since its not a Stocker or Super Stocker I would go with a kit that eliminates the rear floor . Retaining the stock fiberglass floor and having to maintain glass wheel tubs is the big issue with a S/SS build
there used to be a lot of them available but last i looked Art Morrison is the only supplier making a drop in kit anymore,

Woodfin · 02-21-2023, 09:30 PM

Tom, may not be a good idea to build such a package. I have plenty of options and was just thinking about the Vette. Removing the floor would be OK. Would doing so give room for an equal length four link? I do not want an unequal length bar setup.

Tom Goldman · 02-21-2023, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodfin

Tom, may not be a good idea to build such a package. I have plenty of options and was just thinking about the Vette. Removing the floor would be OK. Would doing so give room for an equal length four link? I do not want an unequal length bar setup.

If you remove the rear floor, particularly the storage and stepup area behind the seats you will be able to do an equal length bar ,but, they will be short. About 15-17" depending on the brackets . A lot of Vettes were built with the axle brackets locating the holes behind the axle centerline or at least on center to get a longer bar.
Old builds from the 70's and 80's were hard to adjust because almost everything was built with spacing for 3/4" bolts . going with modern spacing for 1/2" bolts will make the shorter bars easier to find a point that works.

02-21-2023, 05:14 PM	#1
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 535 Likes: 8 Liked 274 Times in 105 Posts	1963 - 1979 Vette four link install. Racers, I am looking for feedback and photos of a Vette four link and solid axle changeover.

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Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,487 Likes: 3,588 Liked 7,688 Times in 1,732 Posts	Re: 1963 - 1979 Vette four link install. YYYYYeeeeaaaahhh, that one is a real touchy subject with me. You'd better start kissing arss right now. A bit of a hint, I was told by an NHRA official, "We want you to beg for forgiveness not ask for permission". __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

02-21-2023, 07:26 PM	#3
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 535 Likes: 8 Liked 274 Times in 105 Posts	Re: 1963 - 1979 Vette four link install. Billy, it will not be an NHRA class car. It is for a local nostalgia series. Have you done one?

02-21-2023, 09:12 PM	#4
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,475 Likes: 886 Liked 863 Times in 235 Posts	Re: 1963 - 1979 Vette four link install. 4 link in a Gen 2 or 3 is like 10 pounds of you know what in a 5 pound bag . not a lot of working room. you will end up with an unequal length bar setup due to the wheel house /seat location. .Since its not a Stocker or Super Stocker I would go with a kit that eliminates the rear floor . Retaining the stock fiberglass floor and having to maintain glass wheel tubs is the big issue with a S/SS build there used to be a lot of them available but last i looked Art Morrison is the only supplier making a drop in kit anymore, __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

02-21-2023, 09:30 PM	#5
Woodfin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 535 Likes: 8 Liked 274 Times in 105 Posts	Re: 1963 - 1979 Vette four link install. Tom, may not be a good idea to build such a package. I have plenty of options and was just thinking about the Vette. Removing the floor would be OK. Would doing so give room for an equal length four link? I do not want an unequal length bar setup.