Oh... and one more thing...
call Peter C and get your shocks rebuilt.
World Wide Auto Parts
2517 Seiferth Rd., Madison, WI 53716
(800) 362-1025 Fax (608) 223-9403
WST
----- Original Message -----
From Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson at thicko.com>
To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: roll-bar reccomendations?
> Brian,
>
> I'm going to speak from experience... street, autocross, and racing.
>
> I believe a rear bar is not necessary at all, unlesss you've gone way too
> big on the front bar. I agree with removing some leafs from the rear, and
> depending on a number of factors, you might want to lower the car just a
> touch. (Front lowering kits are commercially available, rears are easily
> made.) A Panhard rod is not as critical on a Bugeye with its round rear
> wheel arches, but would not be detrimental in any way. Delrin or ply
> bushings always add a little more immediate jolt to the car's abilty to
> absorb road imperfections... so you might be better off on a street car
> staying with new rubber bushings. If you're autocrossing the car
> occasionally, then use the Delrin or poly bushings.
>
> What tires, and what wheel width do you have? Have you experimented with
> your tire pressures? (You should try everything from driving through flour
> or chalk, white shoe polish on the tread edges to check rollover, to
> pyrometer readings.)
>
> The best place to get an Addco bar is JC Whitney in Chicago. Their price
is
> significantly cheaper than most.
>
> That's my 3 cents.
>
> WST
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:05 PM
> Subject: roll-bar reccomendations?
>
>
> > So after reading the roll-bar thread, it looks like I should probably do
a
> > couple things on my bugeye:
> >
> > Soften up my rear springs
> > Add a matched set of front and rear anti roll-bars.
> >
> > I currently have a 'stock' front bar off a '78 midget, so I expect that
it
> will
> > have to be upgraded.
> > So what size bars do you guys recommend for a street car? I want
something
> that
> > will be good on winding mountain roads. And where is the best place to
get
> them,
> > at a resonable price?
> >
> > - Bryan
> >
> >
> >
>
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