Thread: Radius Rods for Rear end
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Old 08-10-2008, 06:54 PM
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Default Early Contemporary Radius Rods
Radius rods do not work on the early Contemporary's. I got this straight from Peter Bayer and confirmed what he said with some quick calculations. Jag OEM and ERA radius rods work because they mount the IRS in a rubber isolated cage that allows it to move with the raduis of the rod. This is typically about +/- .060" if my memory serves correctly. Contemporary hard mounts the center section to the frame and the lower A-arms are rigid front-to-rear. You will stress the lower A-arm mounts more than going without the radius rods!
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