Hotchkis Called me yesterday - Torsion Bars

[brads70]

Brads70, seats are ProCar elite.  The original buckets in the car were the early 1970 version and needed new latches on both sides.  Since this is a replacement VIN / no fender tag car, switched to something with some mild bolsters.  Wanted something that looked as close to stock and did not draw big attention to themselves, and, to my eye anyway, think these do a good job of that.  Now that I've driven the car, glad the original seats had problems.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SCA-80-1100-51L/
http://www.jegs.com/i/Scat/942/80-1100-51L/10002/-1

Note the mounting brackets with sliders are separate items, and the drivers and passenger sides are different parts numbers, here is the driver side:

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/KeywordSearchCmd?storeId=10001&catalogId=10002&langId=-1&N=0&Ntk=all&Jnar=0&Ne=1%2B2%2B3%2B1147708&searchTerm=81760

Thanks! They look nice! 

[_Russ_]

Russ, tires are BFG 235/60/15 front and 255/60/15 back.

Cheers. Thanks mate. Nice vid too. Just checked your YouTube channel and subscribed. That's a bloody nice Challenger mate. Well done.

Do have another question for you. With the car on level ground, can you measure from the ground to the top of the wheel arches please (front & back if possible). I have the same tyre combo as yours, and am planning on getting the Hotchkis TVS this year - undecided on adding in the torsion bars though - and wouldn't mind checking the height against mine for clarity before I fork over that kind of cash.

 

[MizzouRT]

Russ, height is right around 23 3/4" front and 24 3/8" back.  The fronts have never rubbed, ever.  Back is where things are tight.  Had to slightly trim inside of wheel well for clearance, as it would rub going over bumps.  Since then, only had slight rub one time; there is a big dip in the road and I always fly right over it without even thinking in 2009 Challenger but need to slow down a bit for that spot with 1970.  Just guessing, but think if you wanted to drive aggressive autocross, then a smaller tire in back would work better.  You are going to have to drive fairly hard to get any significant body roll with the TVS, but once you generate significant body roll, that might cause clearance problems with the 255s on back.

Hotchkis customer support and the owner of the Challenger in the Hotchkis video were kind enough to field my questions when I was sizing wheels & tires.  The car in the video has a 440 and is running 235/60/15s all the way around.  So you know with certainty the 235s will work even when pushing your car for all it is worth in the corners...

Full-Tilt Challenger: Mopar Suspension Testing @ Willow Springs

P.S.  Russ & Brads70, thanks for your kind words