well said
Bill 53-3600 hot rod (project again)
Channahon,Ill.
website
www.hotrodstogo.com
Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
will turn out OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY <Bill.Whittaker@wpafb.af.mil>
To: 'Old Trucks' <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 5:50 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] RE: IFS, but not to open any can or worms again
> What you're talking about is a unibody sub-frame that has been designed
and developed by a major auto manufacturer who spent millions of dollars
along the way to ensure it works as advertised. The system has been
extensively tested and the design was modified as problems surfaced over
it's development cycle. That's why factory designed bolt on systems are
safe for the vehicles they've been designed for.
>
> However this is not necessary the case with aftermarket IFS systems.
Virtually none of the small shops that manufacture these kits have the money
or capability to completely test a bolt on design. As an example, when you
adapt a IFS like the Mustang II to an old frame, the conditions and stresses
the suspension system is subjected to are different with each and every
vehicle. It all depends on what modifications have been done to the original
frame and how they have effected it's overall condition. Things like boxing
and crossmembers that may have been added for transmission, engine, or rear
suspension mounting will all add to or subtract from the frame's strength,
and they all effect it's rigidity and how and where it flexes. Mods to the
frame, the age of the metal, and its general condition are all factors that
change the way the frame reacts under stress. Flexing and vibration are the
two major culprits that loosen bolts, and they don't discriminate as to
which bolts !
> they decide to covertly back off for you. Because each of these
installations is subjected a unique environment there is really no way to
accurately predict the installation integrity (over time) of any of the
aftermarket bolt on IFS systems. Therefore, in the case of Mustang II and
similar kits, it will almost always be safer to weld these systems in place
rather than trust your life to 8 small bolts.
>
> Bill Whittaker
> '53 3100 Hemi
> Built Like A Rock
> With Mopar Stock
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian _ [mailto:pkupman57@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 6:53 PM
> To: ryan_border@hp.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] RE: IFS, but not to open any can or worms again
>
>
> list,
> i work for the ford dealer in town. ive changed several engines in
vehicles
> and most all FWD cars and vans use a bolt on front sub frame. the ford
> windstar for example, uses 4 bolts to hold the front sub frame, engine,
> suspension, steering, tranny, everything onto theh body. makes it EZ to
> change engines tho, as you only undo 4 bolts, brake lines, and steering
and
> shift linkage, and the whole shabang drops out from under the van. so i
dont
> believe that the majority of bolt on front suspensions are unsafe.
> Brian M
> Atwater, CA
> '57 Chevy 3200
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