Basic setup questions

81cuttysupreme · 11-29-2002, 04:57 AM

Hey all, im kinda new to all this and i wanted to get a very basic setup for my 81 cutty. If all i want to do is side to side front to back, do i need to reinforce the frame? Do i need to reinforce if i wana hop a bit too? How much would that kind of reinforcing be, cause i dont have the time to do it myself. What kind of work is involved when installin a basic setup, because i live on Vancouver Island there arent any shops that do this kinda work. How much would a setup run me if i just wanted to do the things i listed above? And how many batteries would i have to buy? Is there any cutting of the frame when installing hydros? Thanks in advance.

rag 63 · 11-29-2002, 01:23 PM

basic kit will get you everything.

DRLOWZ · 11-30-2002, 01:33 AM

Yes, go with your basic 2 pump 4 dump setup. You will be satisfied.

rlowride · 11-30-2002, 06:10 PM

with the so called basic kit, you will still need batteries, and some basic kits dont come sith solenoids.also, basic kits dont usually come with a pump or battery rack. Those need to be welded to the frame through the trunk floor.
Yes you will have to cut your frame to do even a basic install. The area where the shocks are located in the front has to be cut out to allow the cylinder to go through. in the back..... it has to be cut through the trunk floor, not the frame. if you take the rear spring out. you will see where it needs to go, the spring cup at the top, is were you cut the hole in the trunk floor to go through. right in the center of that opening up there......
And yes you should spend a lil extra time and money to get a bridge put in the rear....... reinforce the rear humps 9where the frame goes up over the axle...
And atleast do the front cross member..... doing this now will save time/ money and trouble in the future......... a broken frame is pretty much junkyard material. So do it right the first time, so you dont have to do it a second time........

Ridin Deep · 12-13-2002, 03:15 AM

so you cut a whole in the trunk floor and place the cup there and the cylinder moves through the middle of that cup??? can the rear cylinder be seen from inside the trunk???

rlowride · 12-14-2002, 11:33 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Ridin Deep:
<strong>so you cut a whole in the trunk floor and place the cup there and the cylinder moves through the middle of that cup??? can the rear cylinder be seen from inside the trunk???</strong><hr></blockquote>

no, the cylinder will mount to the rear axle in any numbe of ways, the cups are what the sping sits in or o n, and yes you will see the cylinder from inside the trunk

11-29-2002, 04:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
81cuttysupreme Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1	Basic setup questions Hey all, im kinda new to all this and i wanted to get a very basic setup for my 81 cutty. If all i want to do is side to side front to back, do i need to reinforce the frame? Do i need to reinforce if i wana hop a bit too? How much would that kind of reinforcing be, cause i dont have the time to do it myself. What kind of work is involved when installin a basic setup, because i live on Vancouver Island there arent any shops that do this kinda work. How much would a setup run me if i just wanted to do the things i listed above? And how many batteries would i have to buy? Is there any cutting of the frame when installing hydros? Thanks in advance.

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11-29-2002, 01:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
rag 63 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wicked side of kcmo Posts: 186	basic kit will get you everything.

11-30-2002, 01:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
DRLOWZ Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bardstown,Kentucky Posts: 5,126	Yes, go with your basic 2 pump 4 dump setup. You will be satisfied.

11-30-2002, 06:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
rlowride UnitedRidaz C.C. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Giant sink hole in FLA. Posts: 2,966	with the so called basic kit, you will still need batteries, and some basic kits dont come sith solenoids.also, basic kits dont usually come with a pump or battery rack. Those need to be welded to the frame through the trunk floor. Yes you will have to cut your frame to do even a basic install. The area where the shocks are located in the front has to be cut out to allow the cylinder to go through. in the back..... it has to be cut through the trunk floor, not the frame. if you take the rear spring out. you will see where it needs to go, the spring cup at the top, is were you cut the hole in the trunk floor to go through. right in the center of that opening up there...... And yes you should spend a lil extra time and money to get a bridge put in the rear....... reinforce the rear humps 9where the frame goes up over the axle... And atleast do the front cross member..... doing this now will save time/ money and trouble in the future......... a broken frame is pretty much junkyard material. So do it right the first time, so you dont have to do it a second time........

12-13-2002, 03:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ridin Deep Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 3	so you cut a whole in the trunk floor and place the cup there and the cylinder moves through the middle of that cup??? can the rear cylinder be seen from inside the trunk???

12-14-2002, 11:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
rlowride UnitedRidaz C.C. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Giant sink hole in FLA. Posts: 2,966	[quote]Originally posted by Ridin Deep: <strong>so you cut a whole in the trunk floor and place the cup there and the cylinder moves through the middle of that cup??? can the rear cylinder be seen from inside the trunk???</strong><hr></blockquote> no, the cylinder will mount to the rear axle in any numbe of ways, the cups are what the sping sits in or o n, and yes you will see the cylinder from inside the trunk