Art Morrison 1955-1957 Bel-Air Chassis

Description

Your classic Chevy can have the handling characteristics of an exotic sports car with this Art Morrison 1955-1957 Bel-Air Chassis! All it takes is a CAD engineered replacement chassis from Art Morrison Enterprises Inc., and it’s a project that most competent do-it yourselfers can accomplish in their own home garage.

Little or no welding is required to install this chassis.  Up front, we’ve designed a suspension that provides an excellent combination of ride comfort, cornering agility and high speed stability. Tubular steel control arms and Strange Engineering adjustable coil-over shocks are employed, while a matched rate 1″ diameter sway-bar controls body roll.

In place of the antiquated OEM steering box we offer the superb power rack & pinion from DSE. The 20:1 ratio is ideally suited for most highway driving. Other options available.  The chassis has been engineered to accommodate all popular transmissions, including Powerglide, TH350, TH400, and 700-R4 automatics, as well as any 4-speed, Tremec TKO and T-56 6-speed, Richmond 5-speed or 6-speed manual transmissions.

There are a number of important handling and ride advantages to an independent rear suspension. Probably the most noteworthy is the IRS’s ability to compensate for bumps and irregularities in the road (or track) and maintain the tire’s vertical axis perpendicular to it. The net result is an optimum “contact patch” for both right and left tires. And the semi-active steering components increases cornering performance for autocross, track day and canyon carving.  AME’s Multilink IRS is based on the Strange Engineering S60 differential, which is capable of handling more than 1400 HP with ease. Bring on the power adders!

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