Recent content by Gacannon

Steering limiter Ok, grinding the shock mount clears the banjo fitting, but the post that mentioned the steering limiter is making some real sense now. Something is going to hit somewhere to stop the wheels from turning. I guess the steering box has enough lock to lock movement to force the...

About finished with this Rod now. Scratch built frame up. Ford 302 with C4 transmission and 8" rear end. Traverse spring set up. I did all the work myself as i have a small machine shop. Just resolved my last issue with it on the brakes with help from the forums. I said is finished now, but...

That fixed it I attached two files on the car. One showing the banjo fitting hitting the shock mount on the front axle. I never saw this. I scratch built the hot rod, bare frame up. I worked on aircraft for many years so I have a trained eye. In this case, you do not see the problem unless...

Solved The banjo head on the left caliper was hitting the shock mount on the front axle. There are signs of fluid leakage at the banjo, not much, but some signs. It took a hard left turn full to lock to make it hit, but I believe this is what has been causing my problems. There is quiet a...

Reply I will get a friend over to help check things out. I need someone to push the brake pedal while I really look close. As far as the disc caliper hitting anything, I will check that also. Logic says fluid is going somewhere and taking up space. I have never had a problem like this...

My 28 ford PU suffers from a brake problem that has been there day one. I have 30K miles on it and it brakes fine except for one situation. Full left turn, and the pedal goes to the floor. Oh yes, I have replace the master cylinder three times but finally figured out that it was always...

I fought oversteer for about a year. I was ignorant of how much caster affected over steer. My 28 Ford PU Rod would jump into corners and scare the crap out of you. Running 1/8 toe. Increased the caster a few degrees and bingo, it now takes some force on the wheel to steer the car into...

Answering my own thread I found that .040 lateral or radial run out with steel wheels, on a higher profile tires just evaporates in the rubber. Small areas over .040 to .060 also evaporate. The rubber just blends it out. Cast wheels are more accurate, steel wheels are much more tougher...

I have been chasing my tail with steel rims lately. I guess I never studied the situation closely before. I have been dial indicating rims for several weeks, steel rims, and they are all over the place "out of the box" Coker tire specified .065 radial run out as their max spec. Summit racing...

I built up a hot rod two years ago. Model A boxed frame, 28 Ford PU body, 302 V8 with C4 trans, speedway tubular front end 8" ford rear, 76 mustang disc's on front with drum brakes, traverse spring front and rear, pete and jakes front shocks and standard shocks on the rear. My question is...

29" between the shackles I measured the spring on the shackles as it sits. 29" center to center. This is a Speedway tubular front end and the spring perch mounts were already welded and the spring came with it. I can understand that a wider spring would impact the problem. I am kind of...

I completed my 28 Ford PU rod about 6 months ago. Not sure if you ever finish these things however. I posted about shocks a few months ago. I have a traverse spring front and rear suspension just like the old Model A fords had. My front axle is a Speedway tubular with a speedway spring...

I use spring over front and rear. The front shocks I started off with are heavy duty and they don't bounce around much. I took the front shocks off to see if the leaf let the wheels bounce up and down with out shocks and they certainly did. I bought a set of pete and jakes hot rod shocks...

I used the original Duraspark ford electronic ignition system off a 76 mustang II for my 28 ford PU hot rod. Even though I am an electrical guy with a first class FCC license and 38 years experience with electronics, I got into trouble with this system. Just wanted to pass it on. It turns out...

I guess you never finish one of these things. It runs great and handles great. My dodge pickup truck has only been driven two times in the last 3 months. My hot rod has 4200 miles on it now. Just to much fun, everyone loves it and I can not get out of the home depot parking lot without a...