Four Links For Better Performance
By Terry Cole
07/16/07
Having a potent powerplant under the hood of your 1967-69 Camaro is great, but unless you have a secret way of harnessing its kinetic energy through the factory unibody, all you’ll be known for is the smokiest burnouts in town.
With the aftermarket’s focus on the 1ST-Gen cars at an all-time high, and enthusiasts vying to build the biggest and baddest Camaro of all time, companies like Total Cost Involved (TCI) are creating state-of-the-art frame components as well as complete systems to fulfill its customers’ growing needs.
As we showed you last month, TCI’s round-tube, bolt-on front subframe incorporates tubular control arms, rack-and-pinion steering, big six-piston Wilwood disc brakes, and one of the coolest anti-sway bar systems we’ve ever seen.
As a complement to its front clip, TCI’s craftsmen have developed a bolt-in four-link rearend setup that brings a new level of performance to what has long been considered the early F-body’s weak link. It is located by sub-frame connectors that effectively create a full chassis and bringing construction rigidity to an entirely new level.
For picture and display purposes, TCI had all the components powder coated. Additionally, upgrades such as chrome control arms and Wilwood disc brakes were also incorporated to complete the ultimate package for both appearance and performance.
The TCI rear four-link system is a perfect complement to the company’s innovative round-tube front sub-frame, and one that raises the bar for the ultimate 1st-Gen Camaro crowd.
The rear section of TCI’s 1st-Gen Camaro frame system includes a solid four-link, coil/over shocks, Panhard rod, and a torsional sway bar, employs a Ford 9-inch axle in its four-link kit, and its front and rear sub-frames are tied together with sub-frame connectors.
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| We began the rear conversion by removing the original brake lines using the correct tube flaring wrench, the non-stock anti-sway bar and its upper brackets, and the aftermarket shock absorbers that will not be reused. | TCI includes this nifty little block off plate for the original shock mount. |