What front suspension setup???

[50dan 25]

Notice the slight gap  between the steel wedge and the control arm?    Should the steel wedge be closer to, or touching the control arm?  Seems like this small gap gives room for flex?

[RPM 1,190]

Why are you using the wedge kit? They are only needed if you lower the control arm >1". Because of the shape of that part of the arm the wedge will rest on the high spots, which should be the bolt areas.

[1969_Mach1 333]

I've only installed one of those wedge kits.  It fit correct and had good contact with the control arm and ball joint.  Did you try flipping the edge 180 degrees to see if it fits better?

[69ShelbyGT350H 61]

Not what most would do, but what I did.

That's just a stock suspension setup with a Prothane upper spring mount, right? Looks that way till you take a closer look.

1" Arning drop. opentrackerracing roller upper control arm

Upper control arms with stealth boxing plates welded on the bottom. Dipped in black paint as the factory did. Roller Pearches. Lower arms boxed on the bottom, screw in ball joints, spherical pivot bearings at the lower frame mount.

opentrackerracing DYI roller kit for upper and lower control arms w/boxing plates, roller perches, 1" Arning drop. Not shown: Prothane bushings on the strut arms. KYB Gas-A-Just shocks. Export Brace.

[barnett468 418]

5 hours ago, 50dan said:

This is exactly what I have decided to go with except the roller lower arms I've never seen those. 

 

You are going to keep the stock front springs and stock front ride height then?

[Mike65 475]

When I rebuilt the front suspension in my 69 Coupe I contacted Opentracker Racing & purchased his street performance upper & lower control arms, roller spring perches, roller idler arm, all new inner & outer tie rod ends, 1" lowering performance front coil springs, 1" front sway bar, performed the Shelby/Arning UCA drop, & purchased a rebuilt steering box from Chockostang.

[50dan 25]

13 hours ago, barnett468 said:

 

You are going to keep the stock front springs and stock front ride height then?

Lowering everything at least 1".   I have 1" front lowering coil springs, then was going to use the negative wedge kit and lower the upper control arm at least 1".

[50dan 25]

16 hours ago, 1969_Mach1 said:

I've only installed one of those wedge kits.  It fit correct and had good contact with the control arm and ball joint.  Did you try flipping the edge 180 degrees to see if it fits better?

I'll try flipping the wedge but I don't think that will make it any better. 

[lanky 44]

I would recommend the following for a street car:

Either factory springs with stiff (aka gas a just) shocks OR lowering springs with a slightly softer shock (Bilsteins are worth the $)

streetortrack strut rods

Roller perches from ORP

Factory arms with 1" arning drop or factory arms w/wedge kit and 1.5-1.75" drop

Bumpsteer tie rod kit (many brands)--hassle to 'tune' correctly but totally help imo

I have ORP track roller arms (uca's/lca's) with 1.75" arning drop, Bilstein shocks, SoT strut rods, cut lowering springs, bump steer kit. Handles awesome, but the roller suspension stuff sure does transmit a lot of noise through the chassis.