Thread: bad case of CRS----need help

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Anybody remember the formula or ratio for calculating removing X pounds of unsprung weight =removing X pounds of sprung weight?? I'm trying to justify buying a Currie moly housing vs. a stock steel housing......

Dave!!....buddy!!....go lay down and put a cold washrag on your forehead. On a street rod, there is no way it can make one iota of difference, except in the thickness of your wallet!!

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Anybody remember the formula or ratio for calculating removing X pounds of unsprung weight =removing X pounds of sprung weight?? I'm trying to justify buying a Currie moly housing vs. a stock steel housing......

wheels, tires, brakes-------------------100%------- unsprong
rear end housen------------------------- " ---------------"
coil springs-------------------------------- "----------------"
drive shaft---------------------------------50% -----------"
trailing arms------------------------------- " -------------- "
leaf springs-------------------------------- "----------------"
coil overs----------------------------------- "------------------"
shocks-------------------------------------- "-------------------"

HeHeHe!! Ok, Dave, put the little parts down and step away from the Bench. We need to get you a quite place so we don't hurt ourselves!

J/K Dave, what is it going in?

Yeah, it matters!!!! This is on the Ranchero. I want this one to be equally at home on a drag strip, salt flats, or the power tour. I'm retired now, going to finally build one with all the goodies!!!! Got to do it just once, ya know. Still want that Bonneville 200 mph club patch on my Ford Motorsports jacket!!!!!!

Old Smokey Yunick used to say that a 1 pound reduction in unsprung weight equalled a 20 pound reduction in sprung weight as far as chassis tuning was concerned........

if it matter make one out of titanium what pig would you use? aluminum or mag i have set up the aluminun pigs they are nice why not run mild steel and run a mw mag pig?

Originally posted by pat mccarthy
if it matter make one out of titanium what pig would you use? aluminum or mag i have set up the aluminun pigs they are nice why not run mild steel and run a mw mag pig?

I've got a couple aluminum center sections allready, ran one aluminum housing once, wasn't real thrilled with it.

try wicks air craft they have good deals on molly if you need some

I've got a super good source for moly in Minneapolis. The tubing for my cage should be here this week.... even found me some mandrel bent stainless exhaust tubing to start building headers with. This is gonna be the one I always wanted to build but was just too dang busy trying to make a living!!!!!!