Utter Genius . . . Albeit I'll bet expensive.

[Roadkill]

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[55starchief]

You could do that without to much work, art morrison makes weldin clips for frame rails both front and rear independent. If i ever find another 55 pontiac sedan delivery it will have independent front and rear suspension fitted

[Roadkill]

The Caddy suspension was ahead of it's time in the late fifties.

With stiffer springs and modern shocks I can't see how 'Vette suspension could make it THAT much better - it's still a bloody big and heavy lump and It's not like the Caddy had crappy leaf springs on the rear . . .

Bet the 502ci makes a difference . . . though I don't know why he didn't use a Cad 500ci . . . .

[55starchief]

I sometimes wonder why people do builds like this. It does seem a bit pointless to have a ful independent suspension on a car that size. maybe if they had sectioned it to reduce its CG but it looks top heavy

[Roadkill]

Quoting: 55starchief

It does seem a bit pointless to have a ful independent suspension on a car that size

Exactly.

It says he wants to lower it by 1" but I don't see that doing much.

If it was an early 50's Caddy with nasty leaf springs and king pins I could understand it a bit more but the '57 - onwards Caddies had quite modern-styled suspension.

It is different I suppose . . . Didn't see a price for all of that lot . . .

[F Body]

Quoting: 55starchief

It does seem a bit pointless to have a ful independent suspension on a car that size.

That's sure a lot of work just to prove a point

I always like a good bit of engineering, that's the sort of thing I'd like to do to the GMC to curb it's wandering