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Title: rear mounted rack Post by: freddyc on August 18, 2011, 07:58:57 PM Can someone tell me the measurement from mount point to mount point on a shortened vb/vk commodore. I bought a front end and I think it has not been shortened.
thanks fred Title: Re: rear mounted rack Post by: FCRB26 on August 19, 2011, 08:40:44 AM they are very short mines in the back of the shed but at a guess 350mm ish centres
the centre tube between the 2 alloy housings is only around 60mm your nuckles on the rack should pivot where the lower control arm pivots so you dont get bump steer. Have seen a few shonky ones where they just shorten the rack end really short and they will steer horrible. can take a photo if you would like. Pete Title: Re: rear mounted rack Post by: freddyc on August 19, 2011, 10:09:44 AM Mine is 360mm between mount points and 120mm between alloy housings. And yes to photos
regards fred Title: Re: rear mounted rack Post by: FCRB26 on August 19, 2011, 05:19:11 PM they can vary whoever modified it
OK mine 290 centres and 50 in the guts. (http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/fchoon/2011-08-19171315.jpg) Pete Title: Re: rear mounted rack Post by: freddyc on August 19, 2011, 06:30:55 PM I don't know who modifeied mine if at all, the pivot point of the rask is about 50mm outside the pivot point of lower control arms. This tells me I will have all sort of steering problems.
fred Title: Re: rear mounted rack Post by: FCRB26 on August 19, 2011, 06:38:02 PM post a pic or send me one to post might not even be commodore or modified.
you would know if its a commodore they are long as hell. Could be a camira as they are pretty popular but then again it could be anything // My old man set up a torana one on the rear of a hr crosmember in his T tudor it was in their for ages and i jumped in it one day and turned left and the wheels went right very important lesson learnt. |