Posted by Mavman (IP: 204.181.93.92) on February 13, 2000 at 05:46:09:
In Reply to: A bunch of questions... posted by Richard Parson on February 12, 2000 at 02:42:16:
: (question 1)
: HAs anyone ever tried to put rear springs in a MAverick. Not coil-over. Just regular springs in place of leafs. How did you do it? If you didn't could you hypothesize on maybe how it could be done. I know leafs place the axle in place so I would need transverse bars to keep it from moving. Is there a good place to weld in shock mounts in place of towers in the back?
: (question 2)
: I know the Maverick has bars that come out that look like torsion bars but they are used to make the other portion of the A- arm. I noticed those look like the don't do a very good job. Is there a way to beef up that rod connection to the A-arm? If anyone knows the weak points of the Maverick suspension and possible fixes for them I would like to know.
: (question 3)
: Besides repositioning the control arm like Carrol Shelby did. Are there any other ways to tune the supension with just the use of stock equipment. Where can I get negative camber plates mentioned on the message board? I'm looking for sports car performance not drag race performance from my Maverick. If anyone has the same goals in mind I would definately appreciate the help. After all the Maverick is a jazzy firecracker. :o)
Doug and I found what looked like an 7/8 front swaybar on the Grabber in the salvage yard today. Anyone interested???
Sorry...didn't get a chance to put a wrench on it to measure and make sure, but I know that it is bigger than the 11/16 bar that usually comes stock. It is a 75 Grabber after all.