6.3 Springs 6.3.1 6.3.2 If coil springs are fitted, was the Street Rod lowered by N/A Y N resetting and not by other means (e.g. cutting or heating)? 6.3.3 If a transverse spring is mounted behind a beam axle, has a positive limiter been fitted above the axle to prevent any part of the Street Rod, other than a wheel, making contact with the ground in the event of a spring failure? 6.5 Suspension Shackles Is the length (centre to centre of pins) of any spring shackles N/A Y N fitted less than 126 mm? 6.6 Locking of Suspension Nuts 6.6.1 6.6.2 Have any castellated nuts used to secure suspension Y N 6.6.3 components been locked with a split pin and any other nuts fitted of the self-locking type or by other means appropriately locked? 6.7 Lowering Blocks If lowering blocks have been fitted to the Street Rod: N/A 6.7.1 Are they less than 51 mm thick? Y N 6.7.2 Are they made of steel or solid aluminium? Y N 6.8 Radius rods 6.8.2 If Ford type wishbone radius rods are fitted with a tube N/A Y N axle, is the distance between the locating ends of the split rods less than 301 mm? 6.8.3 If Ford type wishbone radius rods or front wishbone type N/A Y N radius rods are fitted and the ends mounted on the chassis rails, is the Street Rod fitted with a beam axle? 6.8.4 If ladder bars are fitted to locate the rear axle: N/A Are they of sufficient length to full suspension travel Y N without binding? Are the points of attachment of the ladder bars (if fitted) to Y N the axle 300 mm or less apart? 6.8.7 If hairpin radius rods are fitted: N/A Are they fitted only to the axle? Y N Has engineering certification been supplied for any hairpin Y N radius rods fitted? 6.8 6.10 If radius rods are fitted to locate the front axle, having regard N/A Y N to the geometry of the steering linkage are the chassis end anchorages of the bars located so as to minimise bump steer? 6.9 & 6.11 Four-Bar Suspension Locaters
6.3 Springs 6.3.1 6.3.2 If coil springs are fitted, was the Street Rod lowered by resetting and not by other means (e.g. cutting or heating)? N/A Y N 6.3.3 If a transverse spring is mounted behind a beam axle, has a positive limiter been fitted above the axle to prevent any part of the Street Rod, other than a wheel, making contact with the ground in the event of a spring failure? 6.5 Suspension Shackles Is the length (centre to centre of pins) of any spring shackles fitted less than 126 mm? N/A Y N 6.6 Locking of Suspension Nuts 6.6.1 6.6.2 6.6.3 Have any castellated nuts used to secure suspension components been locked with a split pin and any other nuts fitted of the self-locking type or by other means appropriately locked? Y N 6.7 Lowering Blocks If lowering blocks have been fitted to the Street Rod: N/A 6.7.1 Are they less than 51 mm thick? Y N 6.7.2 Are they made of steel or solid aluminium? Y N 6.8 Radius rods 6.8.2 If Ford type wishbone radius rods are fitted with a tube axle, is the distance between the locating ends of the split rods less than 301 mm? N/A Y N 6.8.3 If Ford type wishbone radius rods or front wishbone type radius rods are fitted and the ends mounted on the chassis rails, is the Street Rod fitted with a beam axle? N/A Y N 6.8.4 If ladder bars are fitted to locate the rear axle: N/A Are they of sufficient length to full suspension travel without binding? Y N Are the points of attachment of the ladder bars (if fitted) to the axle 300 mm or less apart? Y N 6.8.7 If hairpin radius rods are fitted: N/A Are they fitted only to the axle? Y N Has engineering certification been supplied for any hairpin radius rods fitted? Y N 6.8 6.10 If radius rods are fitted to locate the front axle, having regard to the geometry of the steering linkage are the chassis end anchorages of the bars located so as to minimise bump steer? N/A Y N 6.9 & 6.11 Four-Bar Suspension Locaters
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