How to Build and Modify Suspension

How's your suspension? It's one of the first projects youneed to do on your hotrod.

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-Suspension 101 - Read This First!

-Basic Lowering

-Find Your Car's Center of Gravity!

-Traction Bars! The Way to Eliminate Axle Wrap!

-Tuning 4 Link Rear Suspensions for the Drag Strip

-Leaf Springs Rear Suspension System

-Triangulated 4 Link Rear Suspension System

-Parallel 4 Link Rear Suspension System

-3 Link Rear Suspension System

-Torque Arm Rear Suspension System

-'C Notch' How to Do It Yourself!

-The Monster Notch! How to Lay Frame...

-Rack and Pinion Conversion on a 1949 to 1954 Chevy Car

-F100 Solid Axle to Independent Front Suspension on the Cheap!



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