1973 Midget build by ianjoub

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My front wheel adapters arrived today. Going from the 4 x 4" pattern to the Ford 5 x 4.5". They are 1.3" thick. I was able to compensate for that with backspacing on the custom wheels I ordered.

7-19-2012

Ahhhh, finally had a couple of slow afternoons at work, so I made some progress. I have been fabricating the front suspension. You may remember, I decided on coil overs.

I cut and welded up some strut towers out of 1/4" plate steel:



I am using 2 rear upper control arms from a Honda Element as my upper control arms. I will 'box in' both ends of them for more strength:



You can see a square nut in this pic. That is the high speed compression damping adjustment. The brass flat screwdriver tip is the low speed compression damping adjustment. The threaded collar for the spring allows preload adjustment.

The heim joint bottom mount allows ride height adjustment. The flat screw with the H and S is the rebound damping adjuster:



I can put washers between the top mount and the steel bracket for even more ride height adjustment:



I will 'box in' this end of the control arms as well for added strength. I will cut away unnecessary metal for weight savings, and most likely make a few different holes for the upper control arm mount so I have adjustment.