Cal Tracs and a spring relocation kit

[evstraus]

Looking to find anyone that has installed Cal Tracs with the Mopar spring relocation kit that moves the leaf springs under the frame. I need to know before I order the Cal Tracs if there is enough clearance inside the box up front for the Cal Trac brackets to fit with the leaf installed. If anyone has done this and has pics I would love to see them. Thanks Eric 

[Nitrous340dart]

I dont have any pics cause I sold my 67 dart that had in boarded leafs with cal tracs.  I'm going to in board the leafs on my 68, I still have the cal tracs.  On my 67 I had to notch the in board box for one of the bolts on the cal trac bars to slide into the box.  I heard that Cal tracs has a bar that will work with in boarded leafs.  They dont use that bolt and instead weld a tube across in its place, allowing the cal trac plate to slide into the box.     You can make it work, Cal trac bars are well worth the money.  I'm trying there split leafs too this time... Good luck, hope my garble made some sense.

[4spdfury]

they do make a kit for inboard springs. i have a set just dont have them installed.

[ski]

Nice work Eric.  Looks solid.

[evstraus]

Thanks for the info guys  . I'll give them a call and see what they can set me up with. Eric 

[robx4406]

Here are some pics with the relocation pivot from Calvert.




 

[evstraus]

Thanks for the pics, there seems to be pleanty of room in there   Eric 

[tensec340]

4spdfury, You want to sell them ?

Tim
tensec340@aol.com

[4spdfury]

no they are for my 1967 valiant i am building

[dangerdawg]

 

[bigblockhead]

hey robx4406,  or anyone else out there,  could you tell me the inside width on those relo boxes.  im in the process of making my own boxes and need to leave room for caltracs.  do caltracs have a 1/2" bolt hole for the front pivot/leaf eye for a body applications?   id like to drill them right the first time.   thanks!   larry.

[BrianT]

I just bought the boxes from thecarfarm.com and they measured 3 1/8 wide.

[bigblockhead]

thanks!!

[evstraus]

Well I got the Cal Tracs in today  .  Tomorrow goes in the 4:10's and the Moser axles.  Then I can bolt on the 295-50-15's.   I will be happy to be able to move the car around on all 4 tires.  Eric 

[BrianT]

Very nice progress!!  I like it. 

[BB66]

Well I got the Cal Tracs in today  .  Tomorrow goes in the 4:10's and the Moser axles.  Then I can bolt on the 295-50-15's.   I will be happy to be able to move the car around on all 4 tires.  Eric 

Eric,

Who makes the sway bar you have installed. At looks to be a nice setup.

Thanks

[satellite65]

Well I got the Cal Tracs in today  .  Tomorrow goes in the 4:10's and the Moser axles.  Then I can bolt on the 295-50-15's.   I will be happy to be able to move the car around on all 4 tires.  Eric 

Eric,

Who makes the sway bar you have installed. At looks to be a nice setup.

Thanks

Ditto, I was wondering that myself. That IS a nice setup.

[evstraus]

Firm Feel out of Vancouver Washington.  Eric 

[BB66]

Thanks Eric for the info! Did you have to request a rear sway bar that would fit with the leaf relocation kit?

Thanks again.

[evstraus]

Yes I did.  They made it to order. However I did make a huge mistake.  I did not think about the entire process and how it all fits together.  The guys at Firm Feel made the sway bar to my specs and did a fine job at it.  After getting it all bolted up I noticed the end links to the sway bar sit right under the frame rails.  When the suspension is compressed the end links will smash into the frame   Now I get to lie in bed at night thinking about how to fix my blunder       Eric 

[BB66]

I hate when that happens. How close does the rear end get to the frame rails? Maybe you can trim a little off the end links?

Problem aside your car project looks great. Do you have more pictures to share?

Thanks agian for the info.

[evstraus]

I'm thinking about bending the bar out at the ends. There maybe just enough room between the tire and frame rail for the fit. I would need some sore of offset end link to make it work. I do have more pics, how about one of my transmission   I'll take a few pics of my just completed mini tub job.  Eric 

[BrianT]

I'd like to see more pics of your mini tub also.  What size rear tire are you running?

[evstraus]

Hey Brian,  The tire size that is on the car now are 295/50/15 on 15X10 Pro Stars.  I can most likely get 325's with the room that is left. (see Pic)


Here are a few of the mini tub...





Eric   

[BB66]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Leaf Spring Sliders?

Thanks for the help.

[evstraus]

I've herd that they were mostly used by flat track racers to give the leafs more support. They have solid aluminumn bushings as opposed to rubber.
Drag racers are starting to use them now and say they work great.  I liked the idea of giving my car possible better handling and lowering the rear just a bit. I have no experience with them as of yet so hopefully someone else can chime in.  I think they are a bit noisy too.  Eric 

[BrianT]

This is the stage my dart is in right now.

I plan on using the Mickey Thompson 325/50R15 ETs on 15X10 Greg Weld Design wheels.  Here is a pict of them.

[BB66]

Very nice. Can you go with a wider rear wheel? Like a 12?

[BrianT]

I don't know.  I think 10 inch will be plenty wide.  I am trying to decide what width to use on the front.  Not going to put a wide tire on front, trying to keep an old school feel to it.  Will probably go with a 5 inch wheel with a VW size tire.