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Dear Welder Series… Pro Street Model A Question

Dear Welder Series…
Hey, I’m looking at your 4 link pro street kit, and would like as well a kit for coil overs and panhard bar, for a 31 Ford with 9 inch rear, will be using the stock rear cross member, thanks for your help.
Jim

Dear Jim…
Jim, the upper bars on the pro/street kit are going to be in the way of the Panhard kit if the Panhard is mounted on the front of the 9″ Ford.  The coil-overs will probably interfere if the Panhard is on the rear side.  We used to use a diagonal bar from the driver’s side frame bracket to the passenger side axle bracket.  These have to be custom made once the 4-link has been installed.

We have a coil-over crossmember, http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/rear-crossmember-kit/ , and a coil-over mounting bolt kit, http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/bolt-kit-for-rear-coil-overs/ .

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

November 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: dear welder series, Rear Suspension | 4 comments

Dear Welder Series… 15″ Panhard?

Dear Welder Series…
Howdy!

Is there any reason that a panhard bar has to reach across the rear end?  It would work best for a panhard bar to be about 12” to 15” long in my application. Some input would be appreciated.

Thanks! Chuck

Dear Chuck…
Chuck, for a constant amount of vertical frame travel, the sideways movement of the frame increases as the Panhard bar becomes shorter.  It is important to have the two Panhard attachment points close to the same height from the ground.

I feel that 15″ is very short.  (That means 12″ is very, very short!)  Can you use a diagonal locator from one frame mount to the axle bracket on the opposite side?

If you send some pics we might have other suggestions.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series…
Howdy!
Thanks for the reply! I have a triangulated 4-bar suspension, the upper links are on approx. 15 degree angle. Is that enough to hold the rear end laterally. It’s all I could get. It’s on a 55 chevy with a 10 chevy rear end, so can’t weld to the center housing…

Thanks!
Chuck

Dear Chuck…
Could the upper bars be run from the top of the axle tube, just inside each frame rail, to mounting points inboard on a new crossmember?

Paul

August 16th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: News | Leave a comment

Dear Welder Series… Watts link brackets?

Dear Welder Series…
I’m wondering about your brackets 21842. I’m building a watts link and want to use a bracket similar to what you have. But can I simply bent one backwards and have a left and right side bracket? One for the top left and one for the bottom right side. Also do you have a tube with a 3/4″ hole? I have 3/4″ heims on order.

One other thing, do you have them in a shorter size? Like about 2.5-3″ tall? That would work a lot better for my setup.

Thanks for your time, Jesse

Dear Jesse…
Yes, these can be bent either direction, Jesse.  (But they will look the same bent either way.)

Tube #20952 is 1″ OD x 3/4″ ID x 2-1/4″ long.  They are $5.00 each.  The notch in the 21842 is 7/8″ diameter, so it would have to be opened up 1/16″ to 1″ for these tubes.

The 21842 is only made in that one size.  The center of the welded tube is about 3″ above the top of the axle tube.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

November 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: dear welder series, Rear Suspension | Leave a comment

Dear Welder Series... '57 Chev Pickup

Dear Welder Series…
I have a 57 Chevy Pickup Truck that I am in the process of redoing. I am skilled at welding and am modifying the factory original frame. I have boxed the frame and added a tubular cross brace/transmission mount.

I would like to convert to IFS front and 4 link in the rear.
From the website I see the 60″ Mustang II (WS21900) is the appropriate size but would like to know if it would be compatible with Shock Waves.

Also which parallel 4 link kit is appropriate for this truck and is it compatible with shock waves?

Thanks

Brian

Dear Brian…
Brian, here is how Grant Schwartz, a friend of ours, put ShockWaves on our coil-over kit…
http://www.schwartzwelding.com/gallery/trucks/05.html

I would use WS222501 for the parallel 4-link and WS2184 for the Panhard.  AirRide Technologies aluminum mounts could be used for the ShockWaves or you could make tube spacers, similar to our 23203 but with a longer tube…
Coilover bolt kit

Thanks for looking at Welder Series’ parts.

Paul Horton

April 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: dear welder series, Mustang II Application Questions, Rear Suspension | Leave a comment

Another '48 Chev truck project by Yaril

Yaril (tylerdurben on the H.A.M.B.) is working on his second truck in this series, and called us for the rear four link, panhard kit, and some air bag brackets.  This is another great build – follow along!

Click here to check out the build on the H.A.M.B.

April 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: DW's Popular Pages | Leave a comment

Biscuit Eater's Model A Pickup

Jeff (aka “Biscuit Eater” on the HAMB) is working on his first hot rod project – a ’29 Ford pickup.  Recently, he bought some Welder Series parts and sent some pictures of his progress.

Thanks for using our parts, Jeff.

Jeff used our 28″ wide flat front crossmember… see how the extra-long channel creates the C notch for the spring?
You can see our driveshaft loop kit peeking out, as well as our universal rear panhard kit.

To check out the build thread on the HAMB, click here.  Jeff, you’ll have $15 credit on account here at Welder Series ($5/per picture).

January 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Customer Cars | 6 comments

Dear Welder Series... front panhard suggestion?

Dear Welder Series…
Here is my front end set-up pics. I would like to mount a pan hard bar? I’m open for suggestions. I also need help mounting upper shock mounts.

Dear Mike…
This might be a good application for a dead perch.  See this link.  I’m not a fan of dead perches unless the spring is very close to flat, but I don’t see other options from the pictures.

For shock mounts, you might check out the 2184 bracket that’s designed to weld to a 3″ diameter tube. The center of the upper shock mount bolt would be about 3″ higher than the top of the tube crossmember.  Probably your upper shock mount bolt is 7/16″ diameter.  We could supply a piece of 3/4″ diameter tubing (7/16″ ID) for you to cut to length and weld in place of the 1080 tube that normally would be used with this bracket.

The other shock mount suggestion would be to use 2 plates for each shock mount, 20493.  Put a spacer between the plates and another spacer forward to the shock eye.  Probably the brackets should be boxed for strength.

I hope this helps.

Paul Horton

November 16th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: dear welder series, Front Suspension, Tech | Leave a comment