Kaleb Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Its for the 1957 Nomad I want to lower the front suspension as well. I have the Pegasus Chrome T's 19" to go on it. Thanks for your help.
Peter Lombardo Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 For the rear, the easiest thing to do is to separate the rear axle from the springs and place a spacer between the axle and the springs. I actually did that to my "real" MGB. It was a kit used on MGB's for street and track to lower the car without replacing the springs. This will work on the model kit too. As for the front, without seeing the actual kit set-up, I would try repositioning the front wheel attachment point higher up on the wheel pinion. That should have the effect of lowering the front end.
george 53 Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Josh, if THAT'S the rear end your useing, Just CLEANLY cut the springs from the rear axle, and insert blocks of plastic BETWEEN the springs an rear end, and glue them BACK together. The thickness of the blocks will determin the amount of drop you want. A 1 inch thick(in scale)spacer will LOWER it by 1 inch, and so on. It's NOT hard to do, just make sure your cuts are clean and straight.
Kaleb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks for the tip on the rear axle I will definitely be doing that. I think I can drop it aprox 1/8th in inches total, im not sure what that is in scale. From what I gather its about 4 inch in scale.
Foxer Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Well, 1/8" in 1/25 scale is 3.125". Just multiply .125 x 25 to get 3.125. It's easy to convert dimensions to scale. Sorry I don't have that kit to add any advice on lowering the front. Of course, Peter told you how the real one is done, so ..
Kaleb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 O ok thanks, so if I move them about an 1/8th im looking at a 3 inch drop? Secondly while on this if something is an inch which the decimal chart said it was 25.4001 it came out to 635.0025. What kinda of mess is that? when I divided by 12 I got 52.91 is this 52 scale inches?
Foxer Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) O ok thanks, so if I move them about an 1/8th im looking at a 3 inch drop? Secondly while on this if something is an inch which the decimal chart said it was 25.4001 it came out to 635.0025. What kinda of mess is that? when I divided by 12 I got 52.91 is this 52 scale inches? 25.4 sounds like the metric conversion you're looking at. I'm a little lost in what you're looking at. Finding the actual dimension in any scale is as simple as dividing the actual dimension by the denominator (lower number in the fractional scale). You should use the dimension in inches so the result is in the same units .. always keep your units the same. One inch in 1/25 scale is 1" divided by 25 = .04" There are a number of scale conversion calculators online, this being one I just found. Just search for one that makes sense to you. Edited March 2, 2011 by Foxer
Kaleb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 Ok I guess I'm confused as well lol, Once I grasp it it will stick. What I want is to figure out is a rim size, If I have a rim that is 1 1/8 inches in scale would I be looking at aprox 28 inch rim in 1:1? I think I am getting it. For every inch I will cut .04 in scale?
Foxer Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Ok I guess I'm confused as well lol, Once I grasp it it will stick. What I want is to figure out is a rim size, If I have a rim that is 1 1/8 inches in scale would I be looking at aprox 28 inch rim in 1:1? I think I am getting it. For every inch I will cut .04 in scale? You got it.
Kaleb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 Sweet, Thanks. Now all I have to do is get a Hummer and three more rims lol
Kaleb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 Ok, I get the measurements down and go to start lowering this kit. Lo and behold my scale ruler is in 32s and 64ths blah. Ill cut it close and go from there.
Foxer Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 Ok, I get the measurements down and go to start lowering this kit. Lo and behold my scale ruler is in 32s and 64ths blah. Ill cut it close and go from there. I have a caliper for all the measurements I use. About $30 and well worth it, especially with digital readout. But, if you have a metric scale you can use that. Dimensions in mm are very close to inches in 1/25. For your 3" lowering, it's 3mm on a metric ruler.
Kaleb Posted March 2, 2011 Author Posted March 2, 2011 Ok lowered the front and back. To me it seems the front wheel is too far forward. I put the front suspension on just like it said and the holes lined up. I guess its just me.
Foxer Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 It might be the small low profile tires giving that forward effect. The front bumper may give a different take on it.
Kaleb Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 I looked but to no avail. Ill look into correcting it myself.
MikeMc Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 I think it looks fine.....but to move it...get the zona..a little slice in the rear behind the a arms...then add it in front.....Tenax and your zona....
seeker589 Posted March 4, 2011 Posted March 4, 2011 This looks great! One thing that irks me the most in 1:1 scale is when people set suspensions back too far when swapping/upgrading. The forward location of the wheels makes the car look longer, sleeker and faster. Since the car is modified anyway - I would leave it just like it is - maybe even lower! You just can't get those wheels up into them wheel-wells far enough for me!
Kaleb Posted March 4, 2011 Author Posted March 4, 2011 I move it back about a scale inch if that. Im going to move it to the Workbench section.
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