Rear control arm/suspension plans...

[mrltd]

Looking into the rear suspension again, since it's the front is finished.

Planning a ripoff of maximum motorsports LCA's. Poly bushing on frame side and QA1 spherical bearing on the axle side.

Looks like a COM12 bearing for the axle side. Poly will just be some generic poly, probably something around a 95 durometer, similar in size to the stock bushing. I need to take some measurements of the stock arms to figure out the rest of the dimensions.

[85crownHPP]

so you gonna weld on what you need to take the bearing end?? sounds interesting. So is it like a ball joint end???

[Lincolnmania]

u still want rear chunk of 86 towncar? skippy said for u ok

[mrltd]

Dunno about the TC...I do need at least one lower control arm though. I'll probably pass on the back end of it. One of the things I was noticing was that there isn't much room back there for adding any extra links. Looks like even a panhard bar will be tough to squeeze under there with the stock gas tank.

Pete, the spherical bearing is like a hiem joint, but mounts inside a tube. I could box the stock arms and put a spherical bushing in the axle end, but I want to try making a square tube steel arm.

[gadget73]

Yeah that fuel tank location kind of sucks. I would like to do something similar, but I was thinking just a panhard to locate the rear a bit better. I wasnt looking at anything extreme but having the rear slop around is annoying.

[mrltd]

My exhaust doesn't help either....A panhard would be pretty easy, the kits are cheap. The shock mounts on the axle are a good mounting spot.

[interceptor1985]

what about a watts link?

[mrltd]

Whaddabout it? It's possible, of course. The packaging would be rather tight. Surprisingly not much room under the back end of these cars. I am going to start with control arms and work from there.

[HerMajestysMechanic]

In my plans for my personal tudor, I'm figurin on a fuel cell for just this kinda reason. Sure the initial investment may be a bit steep, but I don't know how Im gonna get much of a suspension setup under that rear without relocating the tank to the trunk


The Admiral

[Mercmarquis]

I'm planning on getting a fuel cell as well, I'm gonna do a fuel cell swap and rear end swap at the same time so I have more room to work on the axle.

I think a backhalf job with a 4 link wouldnt bee too hard on these cars cause of the full frame and all, but I would only tub a 2dr.

[DuceAnAHalf]

With my fuel cell i can almost sit under the car with all four tires on the ground.

[mrltd]

With my fuel cell i can almost sit under the car with all four tires on the ground.

Yeah... I don't wanna hear about it....

[p71towny]

I just plan on installing my polly bushings and boxing the arms. and look at Mr. I live in Fl. I have no rust. Im sooo cool. My underside is so clean. You bastard.

[mrltd]

Unless they are very soft poly, they will cause more problems. Unless all you plan on doing is drag racing, poly on all locations is a bad idea.

I plan on using poly on one end and a com14T size spherical on the other. I need to determine the best location frame or axle side to put the spherical bearing. I've seen companies make arms with them on either end. Might just use 92-95 arms, box em, modify them for the spherical bearing and be stealthy..

[p71towny]

Meh, the only problem I see is cracking the mounts to the frame. I don't plan on goin through the cones like you do. If it gives me troubles a trip to the yard for stock arms it is.