G body centerdrive truckarm kit

[85_455_cutty]

Just wondering if anybody has seen or used this? Looks interersting anybody got any opinions on this id love to hear them. Wondering how well it would work for a street/strip car or a drag car.

http://www.hotrodstohell.net/truckarm/t ... _gbody.htm

 

[username]

I,ve looked at these in the past myself.While I have zero experence with this type of setup I dont think there would be much to gain for a drag car compared to a 4 link while this is total speculation the vast majorty of drag cars run a 4 link of some form or another.Here is a popular hot rodding article that descibes the different flavors of rear suspension.
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/te...e/truck_arms_independent_rear_three_link.html

 

[jrm81bu]

Thought about going that route many times. Supposed to be the best of both worlds, launches good and still handles well. It's what they use in Nascar.

 

[78MC-BBC]

you should look up the guy "MAP"on montecarloss.com, the guy is a genius with suspension and engineering, but iirc he said to stay away from them. Yes nascar uses them but they have nothing in common with a a/g-body chasis, and dont believe what the company that sells the product says the product will do, research what others have to say about it and then make your decision. Personally stick with the factory 4-link rear and get better components and bushings and maybe the Watts link from S&C customs, which is what i plan on getting when i get the money

 

[jrm81bu]

I've also seen a few vehicles using when running the Silver State Challenge. That is also something i'd love to do.

 

[DRIVEN]

In theory it should work fine. I haven't run that setup on a Gbody but had essentially the same system on my '35 Ford. The rear wishbone was split and the pivot points were right at the rear of the transmission. It hooked well (with good tires) and cornered great for a pre-war farm truck.

 

[Oldsmoletick]

Isnt this the setup that was used in the GNX? My father raced circle track back in the 70's, he drove an F85 a few times that had this set up in it, it was taken from a chevy pick up. According to him the car handled on rails so to speak, best handling car he drove, the car was originally built for drag racing with that set up, but the owner got bored draggin and turned to roundyround, lol. It worked well on both types of track 8) .

 

[DRIVEN]

Another way to look at it is from a 4x4 perspective. Many serious offroaders upgrade to long trailing arms. This is mainly for articulation but comes with the added benefit of weight transfer which equates to better traction. Axle wrap is also eliminated. Same with the old gassers. It simple and it just works.

 

[78MC-BBC]

Isnt this the setup that was used in the GNX? My father raced circle track back in the 70's, he drove an F85 a few times that had this set up in it, it was taken from a chevy pick up. According to him the car handled on rails so to speak, best handling car he drove, the car was originally built for drag racing with that set up, but the owner got bored draggin and turned to roundyround, lol. It worked well on both types of track 8) .

no the GNX had a different setup, see pics below

The GNX rear suspension is a completely different animal, as you can see. No rear upper control arms. Its like the combined the g-body and f-body rear suspensions. If you want a complete GNX rear suspension be ready to spend around $3000 in parts plus labor putting one in. They were a complete one-off for the GNX and the only company that has the parts is Kirban buick and you have to pay something like $1800 to rent the welding jig to install the GNX rear suspension onto a g-body

 

[Oldsmoletick]

Ah, ok, I knew it wasn't typical g body, that's a trick set up 8) .