Leaf Spring Tech Talk With Ron Rhodes

Little InSite on all this crazy leaf spring theory's!
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[@revvedup682]

I like the shout-out to Funkhouser. I live a mile or two from his shop, and I had him make some adjustable rear perches for me. They are beautiful. I have been keeping up with you for a few years, and you are a hero to a lot of us leaf spring racers out here. Glad you started a channel, and enjoy the content. You are covering things that racers face every day. Hope to see the channel grow.

[@BmoreFox]

Loved the podcast guys. Ron Rhodes, you’re a legend, not only up here in the northeast & at Cecil, but the world. I remember when I was like 8 years old watching the Camaro pull a wheelie every pass & at the superstallions races. Me & my dad watch all your videos. My dad (Bob Lunner) said he made you some lead ballast bars years ago. And Ronny, you’re doing a great job with the filming & editing. Keep it up!

[@ronrhodes1676]

WOW thats awesome! Thanks for the kind words! We still use those weight bars, tell pops I said hi!

[@BmoreFox]

@ will do! Keep the vids coming!

[@MichiganQuadTrailsTales]

When Ron Rhodes Speaks, People Listen! Great and Informative Video!

[@KDsSpeedShop]

Thanks for the video. Just got a 68 nova a couple months ago and in the past couple weeks I installed caltracs and split mono leafs. That’s for the info.

[@TheDynotuner]

Great video! Been dealing with John & running his stuff on all our leaf spring car's since 99. It's funny how people that don't have a leaf spring car act like it's as mysterious as drum brakes

[@Chopperdog]

I'm surprised how thin the leaf springs are with the amount of HP and torque a drag car has thanks for sharing.

[@antonmcesaro]

You guys make some damn fine racing components. Glad I found your youtube, keep at it!

[@GrannyCarGarage]

Leaf spring legends 🔥 keep up the great work!

[@ldtenenoff]

Leaf Spiring Army marching to the front fer the win lol, Congrates on youtube & thanks fer teaching folks economic racing u can still haul asss & have a Blast.

[@CoastalRacecraft]

Great info man! Thank you for sharing!

[@antoniobarrientos1230]

I loved 😍 my favorite car with that kind of suspension setup, when I see it the first time and went down against 4link and beat them, that when you say ,my think works,🔥💪

[@balloonknot3028]

Awesome video great content 👍

[@FatGuy00]

Great informative video thank you for the information

[@nicknothing8046]

Who makes the lower spring plates? I have all the Calvert stuff under my 68’ but the added adjustment of those looks appealing. Thanks for the info!

[@tmt598]

Interested in the perches also

[@teacherm96]

First, thank you for the education on leaf springs .I have a 1968 RS Camaro the car won Real Stree 1998 and 1999 NMCA. This was James Phipps car. I am interested in the leaf spring update for now. I have some questions. What is a good time to contact you. I am in the Midwest

[@69camaro5speed]

Long time no see myles. This is Rich from BES. Nice video Ron👍

[@angelofalzone4664]

Awesome video!!! building a 1968 Torino drag car with bigger power and going with Calvert system, interested in the perches - who makes them or where to purchase?

[@mikecondoluci53]

great video thank you

[@michaelcummings1862]

I have Assasin bars on my s10 trying to find a good bar angle. You said roughly 2 degrees of angle on caltracs, but i assume thats running from the axle up 2 degrees to the front mount? My truck sits really low and almost all my adjustment holes put mine going down to the front mount.

[@ronrhodes1676]

Yea thats the issue when you get them low! You can space your lower bracket down so it puts more angle in it. I recently had an S10 with the same issue and ended up having Funkhouser make me longer lower mount.

[@JackHenderson-x3b]

Good stuff

[@joeinmi8671]

Didn't know you had a channel. Instantly subscribed! Do you check wheelbase/steer ahead on each side after setting everything up or just 1 flat adjust with preload if it moves 1 way or another down track?

[@ronrhodes1676]

Yea we just add as needed when it pulls to one side or the other.

[@pontiac411]

I always thought you add preload to the right bar if the car goes left and vica versa?

[@ronrhodes1676]

Nope put preload on the side that is pulling. Puts more weight on that tire and pushes the other way.

[@toddwedding7457]

Leafsprings to the front

[@lancoshotrodgarage2858]

Do you sell the axle perches?

[@slows102]

Pretty sure merrilat has perches

[@thesbfvert4xx]

Do you like white castles sliders? Haha

[@fordtechlife]

🚗🔧💪👊🇺🇸🏁

[@jcclark4518]

I am not thrilled with the "spacer" solution mentioned in the video. Seems to me to keep things tight without bending the perch mounting plates, would be solved by simply adding a pair of intermediate locking nuts to each all-threaded bolt (like u bolts have had for years) and then tightened up after the leaf springs are clamped sufficiently. It would add a step to assembly, but it would not be a "guess" solution like measuring for the needed custom spacers heights.

[@ronrhodes1676]

There isn't enough room there for a nut to do what you're recommending. The width of the bolt pattern would need to be wider to allow more room.

[@ScubaSteve1]

🏁🪛🧰🔧🏎

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