Not to get way off topic of your challenger build, but what is the ride height of the Demon? How is this usually measured when everyone refers to ride height......especially when referencing this on a custom suspension/chassis car? Is it at the rocker, or? Example: If you needed to give your ride height measurement to a subframe builder.
Thanks, Wes
Ride height is 5" at the lowest point - oil pan/front cross member. The sub rails were also sectioned and raised (at the front of the door) to keep them at that 5" mark. The alterkation K-member was raised up 2" into the car, and the motor is also 2" relative to the body. This kept the suspension in the optimal range (not cambered out like every other Honda Civic on the road). The tri-4 link was also set up at this height.
In essence, the body was lowered over the suspension and engine, lowering the center of gravity of the car (not the other way around). Regarding your original question, I saw your question in the '65 Mustang build thread. If personally like how Art Morrison's rear tri-4 link is set up over Chassisworks. Both are quality products, but the AM setup keeps the upper and lower axle mounting points lower on the axle, which is really beneficial when building a car to drive low without airing it out. The CA setup puts the upper link mounts above the axle centerline. If you're trying to keep your uppers from aiming straight down towards the ground (or cutting out your rear floor area to fabricate brackets), the AM setup is a better choice.
Look through the Demon build gallery, we used AM axle brackets and went with 1 3/8" 4130 link material (looks way better than the standard 1" links IMO) to get a better idea of what I'm trying to describe...
To keep it on topic, we usually reference ride height clearance relative to the lowest point on a car. If you your rockers are 8" from the ground, but your headers are only 3" off the ground... You only have 3" of ride height IMO. Other people may think differently, but bragging to your buddies that you have 8" of ride height while you high center on a speed bump doesn't do you a whole lot of good.
That said, the Challenger's pinch seams were removed, and the lowest point on the car at ride height is 5" from the ground at the front of the rockers. If I were to tell a subframe builder what I wanted, I would mock the car up at ride height with the wheels and tires you plan to use (at least the same size). Look at the clearance you have from the top of the axle to the stock frame rail, clearance from the stock rails to the ground, possible link mount locations, and go from there. Your goal might require a lot of extensive fab work, or maybe you only need to cut the stock rails out and a little bit of the stock floor. Draw up a side view sketch of the car with all the measurements showing the axle location relative to suspension travel, height the rails need to be after the axle and height from the ground before the axle... Chassisworks, AM, etc should be able to build rails that work with their suspension from there, or at least get you close...
Sorry for the long drawn out explanation (or attempt at). Let me know if you have any other questions.
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