[Goat-Racer]

Hi guys,

We have my son's '62 up and running after the V8, trans, and rear end swap.
The front suspension was mostly original so I have changed all of the control arm bushings and sent the pitman arm off to Rare Parts for rebuild.

When putting things back together I realized that the location of the frame where the strut rods pass through is no where close to being "in line" with the LCA mounting bolt.
This creates a pretty significant bind as the suspension travels from top to bottom.

For a stock application, this has obviously not been an issue, but for those who have drag raced with factory front suspension, has anyone addressed this? I'd like to either make my own strut rods with double rod ends and mount the rear back at the frame rail, or possibly reverse the strut rods and shoot forward like the Mustang arrangement. Tie rod clearance can be adjusted.

A 3/4-16 female threaded rod end (heim joint) fits the stock strut rod and provides the extra length to share the same centerline as the control arm bushing.

Any thoughts?