bagging my 1987 cutlass 442

[scooba1324]

just started to day in the front pulled wheel wells sway bar shocks and spring waiting for front brackets i am useing re6 in the front with 1/2 lift and 3/8 dumps but i am having a problem with laying the frame up front lower a arms are hitting my spring pockets i am 2 cheep 2 buy new a arms unless i find a great deal on some so might be laying frame untill next winter will post pics soon

 

[scooba1324]

here a pic from a few years ago

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after todays work
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[Camshaft]

Looks sick! Very clean.

 

[tbird1986]

why not just notch the a arms? thats what i did on my s10

 

[scooba1324]

there is a hump on my lower arm i just cut the spring pocket so the bag dont rub i have gained about 2in so it should lay out now not sure about my tierods yet i think i have to notch the frame

 

[tbird1986]

awsome can you post some pics of your set up? like with wheel off Im bout to baggin the front of mine

 

[SuicidedRegal]

You could get 2" drop spindles & cut your a-arms right behind the ball joints & raise them up 2 or 3 inches then re weld and there you would have an 4 or 5 inches of drop.

 

[tbird1986]

got any pics of this a arm mod? doesnt sound too safe

 

[SuicidedRegal]

No pics. I'll look for some though. When you cut & raise it you have a 2 or 3 inch gap where the ball joint is higher than it originally was. All you have to do is add steel & gusset it & weld it up. The only thing thats not safe about it would be if the welds were no good.

 

[SuicidedRegal]

Here's a couple pics of the a-arm off of a Ranger. Same idea though. If your worried about the tie rods Barely Legal Fabrication sells no notch tie rods for G-Body's & control arms.

Gotta love the cell phone pics!