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Started with the rear... here's a shot of the back end, fully assembled.
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In order to get enough ride height in the rear, I had to 'Dremel' off the nubs for the droop screws and cut down the other screw mounts a little.
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I had to get the low roll center blocks in order to get the appropriate angle and throw; these are the SpeedTechs in the front, while the rear has Trinity blocks.
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As with the rear, the front droop screw mounts were in the way. On the front, I just snipped them off.
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I decided to "overdrive" the car by putting the optional 41 tooth diff gear in the front. We'll see if that helps the stability pulling out of corners...
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Always a good idea to mark the gears so you can easily and quickly tell them apart...
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Here's the front suspension. The car is coming along nicely!
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As you can see, the car has appropriate rally ride height. Now we just gotta see how it holds up to the jumps!
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I had to add an extra hole to the belt tensioner because the slipper clutch gearing is different; it made the belt "longer."
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The slipper clutch installed - and finally, the belt tensioner properly adjusted!
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The spur cover in place, everything looks good!
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I bought the PRP Racing "Mega-Tune" shock towers; not only do they look really cool, they gave me extra tuning flexibility.
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The towers have tons more mounting locations than the stock towers, and since I'm dealing with a lot of "unknowns" this gives me many more setup options. Plus, they just look trick!
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I left the roll center high in the front for maximum angle... this = ride height. Originally, I had this backwards.
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Here's the rear suspension. Visible hopups include Hammad Ghuman shock collars and spring cups, Matt Francis rear hinge pin carriers and roll center blocks...
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I've improved the ride height and front travel substantially with my finally seeing the light...
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...And the back is still flyin' high as well. We'll see how she handles the dirt!
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