Measurement Help Needed...

wellis77

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I mentioned in a previous thread that I'm not a Viper owner, but am building a Viper themed Dodge Dart, from the ground up. I'm planning a full chassis for the car and was originally building the car off an Art Morrison chassis using C6 front suspension and a 3 link rear. I've since begun purchasing parts to build an IRS using a Gen 3 Viper rear and am investigating the possibility of adapting the entire Gen 3 front and rear suspension. If the measurements work out it would save me a lot of time and effort from building my own control arms and laying out the geometry. The problem is I don't have access to a Gen 3 Viper to get measurements so I'm hoping someone on this board would be willing to help. What I need is listed below:

-distance from front wheel flange (rotor flange) to upper control arm mount as well as the lower control arm mount
-same for the rear wheel
-if possible I'd also like to know the front to back angle of the upper & lower control arms and side to side angles of the control arms from the knuckle to respective mounts at ride height
-the last measurement I believe I would need is mounting hole to mounting hole distance for coil-over shocks (front and rear) at ride height
-pics would help too if possible

This will help me determine the width of my frame rails and plot out my suspension points. Track width isn't going to be a problem, I'm about 2.75" wider in front and .1" wider in the rear. The main thing is determining the rail width and getting the geometry the same as the Viper. I know this is asking a lot but any help you can provide is greatly appreciated OR, if there are any Gen 3 owners in the Grand Rapids, MI area (West MI) that wouldn't mind me coming by to take some measurements that would be great too.

Thanks a bunch. Will
 

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... from building my own control arms and laying out the geometry ...

And you want to drive that "car" :dunno: on public roads :crazy2:
 
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wellis77

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... from building my own control arms and laying out the geometry ...

And you want to drive that "car" :dunno: on public roads :crazy2:

It's been done before. If others can do it there is no reason I can't with careful planning. But if I can make it easier using already built and proven parts and geometry, I might as well, so long as it all fits.
 
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Just sent you a PM with a whole bunch of contact information.

Good luck with it!
 

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