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SWB adjustable spring plates and alignment
I began a new project this weekend; I'm modifying my shortened 911SC spring plates to have a screw adjustor like Sway Away no longer makes. I'm also beginning a four wheel alignment and corner balance using the corner scales and simple string alignment aid I made and will be marketing shortly; more on that later.
I first removed rear shocks and installed my height adjusting rods:  I also disconnected my front sway bar drop links and connected them to the brackets on my inner wheel well:  I adjusted rear ride height while supporting front cross member to avoid corner weight bias:  Made a CAD drawing and templates for modifying the spring plates:  And:  Photo of brackets aligned on spring plates ready for welding:  That's all for today.
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11-10-2013, 03:24 PM
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Nice springplates! I love DIY
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LOVE these on my '66 912.
Took some grinding of the screw mount and the lug it presses on to make 205's not rub.  I can send pic of the grinding if needed. I can also measure it too.
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Hi Jon,
I think I'm good, I checked tire clearance before I removed for the surgery. Running 225/50-15's on 7Rs with spacers.
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Paul how did these finish up?
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I installed and adjusted my car using these just fine. I need to make one more iteration in ride height that is beyond the range of adjustment but haven't gotten there yet.
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BTW how are you using the height adjust rods
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04-23-2014, 08:29 PM
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I used the rigid links to adjust ride height and alignment and then installed t-bars and adjusted to just take the load ff the links.
I made the links for use in assembly and other tasks during my build as a convenience to hold the car at ride height while working on it...this is primarily why I had the links in the first place.
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Paul, can you provide some details for your mod??
Thickness of ne blocks? Bolt size and threads? A PDF of the drawing of the plate for modifications?? I know it's asking a lot be we want to perform this mod on our project car and love the DIY aspect.
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Contact me via m business email and I can get drawings to you. Performance Oriented
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Paul - those ride height links look like just the thing for locking the suspension and figuring out the center of gravity.
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