Rear Suspension Failure - Rear Trailing Arms

[Thor maine]

The best setup is to use a "watts link" set up, on the top of the hub. And a trailing radius rod system on the lower dog bone.

[RICK LAKE]

I know that Peter B built a great car as near perfect to a Shelby as possible, and the car is and was. The problem is who did the welding on the lower arms for the rearend?? School in PA did the give away car or that was what was in the mag about the buildup. There should be added gussets to the arms from the tube assemblies. Any good welder can do this for couple bucks. Speedway sells premade plates for this. Over years, the stress on the rear arms may crack the welds. You may not see this until too late. No body wants to end up as a fire ball and the gas tank is right there. Rick L.

[redmt]

Originally Posted by Thor maine

The best setup is to use a "watts link" set up, on the top of the hub. And a trailing radius rod system on the lower dog bone.

Do you have any pix of the radius arm?