The Great Debate

[Bamajak]

http://larkproject.blogspot.com/

[Pat Dilling]

For a street car I am a big fan of the triangulated 4 link design over a parallel 4 link. You do not need a Panhard bar and they work great for cornering as well as straight line performance.

http://www.how-to-build-hotrods.com/triangulated-4-link.html

[junior]

Just wondering what you did not like about the parallel leaf spring set up...that with some Cal-Tracs can net some pretty awesome results for hooking up serious power on the street. Regards, Junior.

[Bamajak]

Rear Ends

Just wondering what you did not like about the parallel leaf spring set up...that with some Cal-Tracs can net some pretty awesome results for hooking up serious power on the street. Regards, Junior.

Cool Factor

Corvette IRS 12
4 Link 9 in Ford 10
Leaf Springs 2

On some projects the Cool factor must be factored in...................

[junior]

Wow...honest reply, but any Lark with a BBC already has a wow factor of 10 for me..10+ if it can hook up well enough to pull the front wheels off the ground with little 'ol leaf springs. Anyways, can't blame you for backing out of the Corvette...what a bear to mount up one of those huh? Regards, Junior.

[prez55]

Have you looked at Rene's 4 link. Of course not quiet as cool as the one you are looking at. Aren't you glad you didn't sell 9 inch. D

[Corvanti]

Jack, here's a couple pics of a C4 Corvette rear end that the P.O. of my '63 Avanti "grafted" in:

other photos of the C4 drivetrain were requested by Mr. Johnstone, and can be found here: http://www.studebaker-info.org/AVDB1...1384x1110.html

if you decide to go with the Corvette rear end, i'd go ahead and replace the wheel bearings - both my '74 and '80 went bad in less than 18 months, and the Avanti rears were loosening up by the time i sold her...

[Bamajak]

Corvette

Jack, here's a couple pics of a C4 Corvette rear end that the P.O. of my '63 Avanti "grafted" in:[ATTACH=CONFIG]19553[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]19554[/ATTACH]

other photos of the C4 drivetrain were requested by Mr. Johnstone, and can be found here: http://www.studebaker-info.org/AVDB1...1384x1110.html

if you decide to go with the Corvette rear end, i'd go ahead and replace the wheel bearings - both my '74 and '80 went bad in less than 18 months, and the Avanti rears were loosening up by the time i sold her...

Was your rear end shortened?

[Corvanti]

i really don't know since i didn't do it the work - (PO) , but it did not appear to be so. the rear axle length for the C4 should be 60.4". i can't find the length for the avanti/lark from a very quick search. OTOH, it doesn't look to take "too" much to shorten. though making it so is above my "pay grade" now.

BTW: the set-up posted on your blog with the furd rear end also looks "cool"!

[Bamajak]

Ordered the 4 link set up today................. Corvette rear end for sale.

[edpjr]

Jack, that blue beauty is a '56 isn't it? I saw an ad the other week in the Hickory IWANNA trade paper for a '56 2 dr priced at $1000. That's all the info I have on it.

[Bamajak]

56 President

Jack, that blue beauty is a '56 isn't it? I saw an ad the other week in the Hickory IWANNA trade paper for a '56 2 dr priced at $1000. That's all the info I have on it.

Yep thats the 56 President Classic 4 Door