Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400

Posted by Ross On 2015/4/27 21:02:55

Because of the preload twist in the bars, lowering the front arms will not help. You will observe that the movement of the rear arms is stopped in the downward direction by the fact that the bars are trapped within the windows of the rear frame bracket. You best bet is to clamp something to the rear arms and lever them up enough to place a shim of some sort, like a piece of pipe slit in half, between the main bar and the frame bracket. That will hold the arm up at a more convenient angle for slipping the stirrup under.