Cheap front suspension upgrade?

Dennis H · Dec 5, 2016

Besides the above, I went with standard rubber bushings. I like the soft ride. A Firm Feel stage 2 box and Bilstein shocks can make a dramatic improvement.

3rdelke · Dec 5, 2016

Dennis H said:
Besides the above, I went with standard rubber bushings. I like the soft ride. A Firm Feel stage 2 box and Bilstein shocks can make a dramatic improvement.

3rdelke · Dec 5, 2016

Yeah, I knew instantly I made a mistake with original sector, no feel at all. think I will start with a sway bar and shocks

Dennis H · Dec 5, 2016

If you go with the Bilstein shocks, use PST a vendor here and ask for the discount. Get all four.

3rdelke · Dec 5, 2016

Dennis H said:
If you go with the Bilstein shocks, use PST a vendor here and ask for the discount. Get all four.

350? pretty precious

Dennis H · Dec 5, 2016

3rdelke said:
350? pretty precious

Yep, I paid near $400 for 4 when I got them from Hotchkiss. Mopar "tuned. Still one of the best upgrades ever beside the FF steering box.

Kern Dog · Dec 5, 2016

MrJLR said:
Not to mention he was probably marking up the parts by double.....

Okay, now we are getting somewhere. If the guy priced each part individually instead of buying a kit AND grossly overestimated the labor time/cost, maybe he is still an idiot...

Kern Dog · Dec 5, 2016

3rdelke said:
thanks again, appears as if someone has rebuilt the front end to original specs, we did install powersteering, and a set of 10.5 inch slicks. took it for an alignment, and it wandered so bad it was almost impossible to drive at highway speed . radial tires on front

Front radials and rear are bias ply? That will not help!

Bladecutter · Dec 5, 2016

3rdelke said:
thanks again, appears as if someone has rebuilt the front end to original specs, we did install powersteering, and a set of 10.5 inch slicks. took it for an alignment, and it wandered so bad it was almost impossible to drive at highway speed . radial tires on front

If You had bias ply on back w/ radial on front, thats why it wandered so bad. Bias on front w/ radials on back works, but not the reverse.

WileERobby · Dec 5, 2016

What is your caster set at ? Ignore the original factory specs & get as much caster as you can, 2-3 degrees.

3rdelke · Dec 6, 2016

So. when we have race slicks on we are supposed to run biased plies on the front?

Bladecutter · Dec 6, 2016

3rdelke said:
So. when we have race slicks on we are supposed to run biased plies on the front?

Yes, or Very stiff sidewall/low profile radials......go with drag radial slicks to circumvent the problem altogether......radials kick butt on bias plies. Check out the drag radials hemirunner has for His Superbird, er scratch that, restoration. Nice & tucked in tight

Bladecutter · Dec 6, 2016

3rdelke said:
350? pretty precious

Might look into fully adjustable KONI shocks.....prob'ly a bit pricier than Bilstiens, but IMO the Only shock...conventional valved,,non gas.

3rdelke · Dec 6, 2016

Bladecutter said:
Yes, or Very stiff sidewall/low profile radials......go with drag radial slicks to circumvent the problem altogether......radials kick butt on bias plies. Check out the drag radials hemirunner has for His Superbird, er scratch that, restoration. Nice & tucked in tight

We just spent 600 on slicks

jeepers007 · Dec 6, 2016

Kern Dog said:
Even at a $100 per hour labor rate, that is 30 hours plus the alignment. You can do this in ONE day if you have a press to R&R the bushings yourself. Add another day if you have to farm out the presswork to a shop.

Probably what he charges to do "tuner" suspension rebuilds/upgrades. The import set have no problem dishing out big money for mods.

WileERobby · Dec 6, 2016

jeepers007 said:
Probably what he charges to do "tuner" suspension rebuilds/upgrades. The import set have no problem dishing out big money for mods.

Especially when they have their camber at -30 degrees

SlinktRR · Dec 7, 2016

WileERobby said:
Especially when they have their camber at -30 degrees

if -1 degrees is good then -30 must be 30 times better! Those toe out cars are ridiculous.

oldbee · Dec 7, 2016

3rdelke go with "bladecutter".Probably time for frt. tires!!!(non-radial)

Bladecutter · Dec 7, 2016

oldbee said:
3rdelke go with "bladecutter".Probably time for frt. tires!!!(non-radial)

On my 69 post Coro…i ran L-50 bias on back(in stock wheel well!) & surprisingly i had 60 series HR Euro T/A's up front and it didn't wiggle & squirm, but the euros were real low profile, & the wheels were wider the bead of tires, so the sidewalls were very stiff. All other incidents though, the radial frnt/bias rear combo was near dangerous, the wander was so bad.
One night in my 69 Coro 500 hdtp, i outran a CHP on shoreline hwy 1, north of GG Bridge....one rear was a pro trac bias sixty, the other a pirelli CN-36 Cinturato 70 series radial.

WileERobby · Dec 9, 2016

SlinktRR said:
if -1 degrees is good then -30 must be 30 times better! Those toe out cars are ridiculous.

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