Yeah.. I had noticed how a lot of stock roadsters sit too high in the front.
It really looks a little funny. I think I have decided to build my spare
engine into a 2000cc Stroker. Since it's a spare, I can take my time. I just
feel that the only way I'll be able to get it right is to take time and not
cut corners. Getting the flow of the head up carbs, etc. Someone said
somthing about mounting 2000 SUs to the stroked 1600. What is required to do
this? Do you need the manifolds from the 2000? Or do the manifolds from the
1600 need to be modified?
Arthur
> Hey Arthur - I bet your shackles are reversed. A lot of people do this
> because they think the Roadster sits too low in the rear. Remember the
'66
> springs are even lower and stiffer. When the Roadster came to the states
> they had to raise the front almost two inches to meet head light height
> laws. This made the rear low in comparison. You can see this as you look
> under the Roadster front end and the a-arms drop from the car to the
> spindle. They should be flat for correct suspension geometry. The rear
> ride height was fixed (the wrong way) on 67.5 and up Roadsters with
> different rear springs. Now you know why you can put comp front springs
on
> a Roadster and it looks level.
> Some say the rear springs sag. I don't believe this because these springs
> are stiff in comparison to most cars and are lightly loaded. You can look
> at old pictures of brand new Roadsters and their rear end sits low too.
>
> Phil
> SEROC
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