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Trick for trailering part outs

Old Apr 25, 2015 | 10:13 PM
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Hey guys just wanted to share a quick tip for moving a car without suspension. I welded in pieces of 3/4 inch pipe in place of the Konis I removed and sold. This will get the car on the ground with the wheels straight before you get it on a trailer. Fyi. Here are the pics of the setup. Doesn't necessailu require top hats...welding to the frame worked for me.
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 11:14 PM
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Ha! Way too much room. I put a coil spring from the 10ae bilsteins I bought between the body and the control arm. Drove like a caddy.

Then again I only needed to move it in and out of the garage.
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Haha. Nice
Old Apr 26, 2015 | 04:56 PM
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Just stick a old shock and top hat in it. As is, you've just screwed up 4 control arms.
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Bro, do you even poor?

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I was gonna say, this is a 2x4 job...
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Wow. Surprised 2x4s would hold all that weight. Something to think about.
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Wannafbody- True...but I was selling it to a junkyard
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I didn't even bother cutting a piece to length, just started jamming stuff in from the scrap pile. No sign of splitting or buckling or anything like that. It only has to hold maybe 500-600 pounds per corner.

Probably better than Racelands.
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I just grabbed half a dozen friends, paid them with donuts, and had them lift the bare chassis onto the trailer. Junkyard had a claw to pick it off the trailer.
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