[PontiacCrazy]

Please excuse the use of the F word here (FORD)..

I don't know how many are familiar with the company IPSChassis.Com, but they happen to be based here in my hometown, and I am good friends with the owner, Corey Shaw. What Corey does for Ford Mustangs, is amazing, although the background of the company is A little curious. Well, I got to talking to him about pontiac suspension, and the wheels in his head began to turn.

Here's what he wants to do, and tell me what you think about the results..

1) The brace that goes between the framerails that ties the car-end of the upper control arms - gone. Cut off.
2) The coil mounts on the axle - cut off.
3) Where the upper control arms used to attach to the center of the differential is no longer where they attach. A new mount for the upper control arm is placed close to the end of the axle tube.
4) Lower control arm mount remains in place.
5) new upper and lower control arms are fabricated from heavy steel tube.
6) New brace is fabricated from same heavy steel tube and fitted between frame rails.
7) New upper control arms now run paralell to new lower control arms.
8)Tabs are welded to axle tubes further in from original coil spring perch.
9) HAL coil-over shocks added in exchange for removal of stock coils and shocks.
10) An 'axle-truss' is fabricated, attaches to rear end (at the diff cover) by two bolts and to the frame (I think) to keep axle movement to a minimum.
11) All RUBBER bushings are used at control arm points. No polyurethane here.

For A seriously reduced price tag (and allowing him to use my chassis for specs which allows him to start manufacturing A-body systems) he will do this. Can anyone examine the proposed geometry here and give me some thoughts? Will aligning the upper and lower control arms and stabilizing the rear end effectively help "plant" the rear more?

On A SN-95 Ford Mustang (drivetrain unknown) this setup reduces 60 foot times by .40 seconds. (2.20-1.80)

Thanks.

BTW This is 1970 Pontiac LeMans 3.55:1 posi rear.