Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

The last of the bracketry needed to finish the rear suspension is the lower coilover mounts. All the ones I found online are too short and would have raised the rear of the car way higher than I want. Also, their shape would have conflicted with my truck arm mounts so they would require modification. The best solution to my conundrum was simply to fabricate my own.

I began with a piece of extra-heavy duty angle iron. It is a scrap that was given to me a few years ago. It is 3 inch x 2.5 inch x 5/16 wall angle. I laid out the shape on the angle and cut it with my 4 1/2 inch grinder with a cutting wheel. This tool is my new best friend for fabricating brackets. For years I have been cutting stuff with a torch or plasma cutter and then spending hours grinding - not any more! In the time it would have taken me to drag out the torch set, cut the pieces, and deburr them for grinding, I already had them cut out and finish ground to size.

Next step then was to drill the necessary holes. I put 5 holes in each one so there is plenty of available adjustment. Combined with the adjustability of the coilover springs, rear height adjustment will be infinite.