As John's note mentions, you may have clearance problems if you run an oil pan
with kickouts (eg. an Aviaid or Canton or other racing oil pan). I made up a
reinforcement arrangement for the rear end of the pin that braces it to the
crossmember up and outboard, so that the clearance to the pan is not
affected.
A good starting point is to first remove the crossmember from the car and
strip the (remaining) paint off, especially around the lower fulcrum pin
mounts, the upper tower welds, and the rack mounts. If you see any stress
cracks in any of these locations, then it might be worth getting the entire
crossmember dye checked or Magnafluxed. Alternatively you can buy one of the
reinforced crossmembers that periodically show up on eBay (or contact Tom to
see if he has any ready to go).
Removing the springs can be done without a spring compressor but a good spring
compressor isn't very expensive...
Theo
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