Birdcage differences

[dirtdevil]

Have a chance to buy a set of bearing birdcages that was on a Barry Wright car. I would like to replace the liner style that is on my GRT. Will the BW work? Or will everything not line up?

[andy16]

its complicated. the birdcages can be moved along the axle tube to align the 4 link bars easily with a few simple measurements you should be able to figure out... the hard part is where the shock mounts to the birdcage. one way to measure would be measure the old ones from center of where the 4 link bar mounts to the center of where the shock mounts... measure across them like w a plum bob or good eye not actually from one to the other. this distance should be the same on old ones and new ones or your shock angle will be differnt. another way is to measure your old shock angle and put new ones on and slide them over till shock angle is right and use spacers on the 4 link. unless they are exactly the same there will be some compramise just gotta figure it out? more shock angle = less spring rate.