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1967 AMC Rambler - Get Your Leaf-Spring Car To Launch

Can you clock your 60-foot with a sundial? Get fast when you...

Photography by John "Thumb In The Viewfinder" Mcgann
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Front View
    Before
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Side View
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Side View
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Rear View
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Rear View
    After the traction bars were installed, the body lifted and the tires were planted on the track. This is called separation.
    1967 Amc Rambler Rear View
    After the traction bars were installed, the body lifted and the tires were planted on the
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Rear View
    As the suspension separates, it adds equal pressure to both rear tires, creating traction. As the vehicle begins to move, it is lifted at the invisible instant center.
    1967 Amc Rambler Rear View
    As the suspension separates, it adds equal pressure to both rear tires, creating traction.
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Front View
    After
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Side View
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Side View
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Rear View
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Testing Suspension
    This is a good way to look at how suspension works. As you lift the car body, the pressure between your boots (the tire) and the ground (the track) increases.
    1967 Amc Rambler Testing Suspension
    This is a good way to look at how suspension works. As you lift the car body, the pressure
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Testing Suspension
    It's easier to pull the rug out from under the guy pushing down on the body.
  • 1967 Amc Rambler Testing Tire Pressure
    On track day, we toyed with the pressures on the 235/60R15 M/T ET Street Radials until we found the sweet spot at 12 psi. Now that we've run close to the mathematical limit of the engine, we're ready to add more power and try to get the 60-foot time into the 1.50s.
    1967 Amc Rambler Testing Tire Pressure
    On track day, we toyed with the pressures on the 235/60R15 M/T ET Street Radials until we
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