Recent content by Kern Dog

Earlier this year, Rich and I were working with some PST UCAs for his Dart. The A body UCA mounts are approximately 9 3/8" apart overall. You can see that in the picture above. We had to mill down the spacers on the ends to get them to fit, then one side was jigged and welded so wrong, I could...

Is this the wagon? Here is an upper control arm from my 72 Duster.....

What models of cars and trucks are these parts from? Satellite? Charger? Duster? Valiant or Dart?

I do have an ad blocker but it seems powerless to the YouTube overlords.

Uhhh, yeah. I've been scarce around here lately. Here is what happened. Chicks dig the scars, DJ !

LOOK at all the colorful cars in that picture! That is nothing like a picture of all the gray, white and black cars on the road today.

I watch a lot of YouTube videos and have noticed that they have really ramped up the appearance of ads. It used to be that you'd have an ad at the beginning of a video but now they also have them interrupting the video by popping in every few minutes, then another ad after the video is done...

The OP is discussing two different cars. The one with the coil spring in it is someone else's car. the Op says he has a Station Wagon and is considering this modification.

Spine is fine.....sort of. I do have a bulged disc that sometimes flares up but otherwise, no lasting effects. Years of work doing wood framing was probably as much responsible for the back strain as anything else. I would LOVE to do it again but it is funny how as we get older, we actually DO...

This was a mild jump, 65 feet between the jump ramp and touchdown. Maybe 6 feet of air under the car. NO roll bar, no safety harness just a 3 point stock seat belt and a helmet. THIS is the aftermath after the last of 6 jumps I did with the car. The hood flew open as I hit the ramp. I could...

Anyone else jump their old Mopar? Bent leaf springs upon landing.... Some front end work will be needed too....

The Monroes are usually a decent shock. Not great for racing but okay for general use. They should be a smooth operating shock absorber. It is hard to diagnose your issue from thousands of miles away, if you were in front of me I could better help. Is the ride too stiff? Does the car rattle when...

Shocks, man. Avoid the KYB Gas-A-Just shocks. If Bilstein shocks are available, you'd be wise to consider them. I have big torsion bars and the Bilstein shocks in this car: The car rides fine and handles quite well. There is an American company known as Firm Feel Inc. they sell a version of...

Experts in the Mopar community will argue the merits of the torsion bar suspension. I'm one that trusts the original design yet understands that there is room for improvement. What I have done has been done by many others before me. Chassis reinforcements, bigger torsion bars, sway bars, better...