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Offline retroboy

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Why radius rods?
« on: September 06, 2015, 05:57:56 AM »
Howdy. Why am I seeing radius rods on FEDS with either bolt in or weld on front axles?
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Re: Why radius rods?
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2015, 08:00:24 AM »
Could depend on front axle width or just a style/look, but no written rule
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Re: Why radius rods?
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2015, 12:39:42 PM »
More than likely a style thing, but NHRA  requires radius rods on beam type front axles that are more than 18" from king pin axis to the axles rigid mounting point.
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Re: Why radius rods?
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2015, 05:25:08 AM »
My customer Bob Buckley (Rock and Roll Express) had me build a wider axle for his car earlier this year and added radius rods just to make the car look more retro.

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