Doing Shelby drop this weekend

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Mar 12, 2010 | 01:32 PM

#11

MBDiagMan

3rd Gear Member

Joined: Aug 2006

Posts: 886

From: North East Texas on the Red River

Use a center punch and a pilot drill.

Skipr,

What have you done to the car up to now that has not worked out for you?

Mar 12, 2010 | 02:13 PM

#12

2+2GT

6th Gear Member

Joined: May 2009

Posts: 5,232

From: PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gun Jam

There is a bright star among all of us.

Ive never been able to drill two or more holes and actually get them to line up with the damn piece they were intended for

-Gun

Mar 14, 2010 | 11:15 AM

#13

jmk3

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Joined: Sep 2006

Posts: 628

From: South Jersey

I did this a couple weeks ago on my 68, I used after market upper control arms (stock style). I had one side back together, When I put on the other side I decided to check travel, the control arm would hit the shock tower long before it would hit the bump stop. I compared the original arms with the replacement & found about an extra 1/4" of metal towards the tower. I trimed it down & travel was fine, had to take the other side apart & cut that one also. I bet alot of people missed this as I almost did. Torque the arm to specs & make sure it goes to the bump stop before putting your spring back in. Probably not a problem with stock arms.