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Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr #1202047 03/23/12 08:19 PM 03/23/12 08:19 PM
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NV69B7RR OP master Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,005 Reno, Nevada	Can you flip the front spring hanger upside down on an A body to lower the car some? Its on a 71 Duster. 72 Demon 340 71 Duster 340 Resto https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...part=1&vc=1

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: NV69B7RR] #1202048 03/23/12 08:42 PM 03/23/12 08:42 PM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,998 Oregon	Yes, but you have to hack on the holes in the chassis to make it work since the bolt pattern isn't square. Mancini Racing has the correct hangers with a second eye bolt hole. 7132592-springhangers.jpg (61 downloads)

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: AndyF] #1202049 03/23/12 10:25 PM 03/23/12 10:25 PM
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Supercuda About to go away Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 14,889 up yours	Hack? Dunno if I'd call it a hack. A bit of time with a file is all. Course, I don't have anything to sell in this discussion. They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: Supercuda] #1202050 03/23/12 11:26 PM 03/23/12 11:26 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Hack? Dunno if I'd call it a hack. A bit of time with a file is all. Course, I don't have anything to sell in this discussion. a couple minutes with a file, I've done it on dozens of cars, never an issue.... But if I was selling parts I'd offer that as a better option... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1202051 03/24/12 01:23 AM 03/24/12 01:23 AM
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Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	In a mild perfoming car, hogging out the holes probably won't hurt. I certainly wouldn't do it with a 4 speed or a 14 second or quicker ride. The mounting area in most cars is not that thick unless the reinforcing plates are there.

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: Kern Dog] #1202052 03/24/12 02:10 AM 03/24/12 02:10 AM
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Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: Kern Dog] #1202053 03/24/12 10:30 AM 03/24/12 10:30 AM
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Supercuda About to go away Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 14,889 up yours	Quote: In a mild perfoming car, hogging out the holes probably won't hurt. I certainly wouldn't do it with a 4 speed or a 14 second or quicker ride. The mounting area in most cars is not that thick unless the reinforcing plates are there. Have you ever heard of anybody having a problem caused by doing this? I haven't, not even the "friend of my buddies' cousin's sister's nephew" variety. They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: Supercuda] #1202054 03/24/12 10:56 AM 03/24/12 10:56 AM
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Mr T2U master M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,916 new berlin wisconsin	Quote: Quote: In a mild perfoming car, hogging out the holes probably won't hurt. I certainly wouldn't do it with a 4 speed or a 14 second or quicker ride. The mounting area in most cars is not that thick unless the reinforcing plates are there. Have you ever heard of anybody having a problem caused by doing this? I haven't, not even the "friend of my buddies' cousin's sister's nephew" variety. not a race car comment. but the factory, suggestion from the zone rep, repair for dog tracking volaries, rear spring mounts welded in the wrong place. was to install shims between the hanger and the body. i remember doing a few that i had to use longer bolts in the hangers because there were so many shims. i lost count on the number of cars i did that to and never had one come back. never heard of one breaking several had well over 100K miles after the repair. perception is 90% of reality

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: Mr T2U] #1202055 03/24/12 11:49 AM 03/24/12 11:49 AM
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BDW master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,711 Florida	Just out of curiousity, how big a "hog" we talking about? 1/4", 1/2", larger..............? All 4 holes, or just 2?

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: BDW] #1202056 03/24/12 12:01 PM 03/24/12 12:01 PM
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Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: RapidRobert] #1202057 03/24/12 12:13 PM 03/24/12 12:13 PM
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moparmarks I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 12,494 Western Colorado High Desert	In the pic above look at the space between the upper studs compaired with the space between the lower studs. Thats the hog. 72 Satellite Sebring Plus 440, 72 Dart 5.9 4-spd, 68 Valiant, 73 W200, 78 D100 sb, 78 D200, 98 DAKOTA, . Moparmarks Parts & Restorations Desert Mopar Metal Grand Jct. CO 970-261-7039 http://moparmark.com/ motormangj@gmail.com

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: BDW] #1202058 03/24/12 02:14 PM 03/24/12 02:14 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Just out of curiousity, how big a "hog" we talking about? 1/4", 1/2", larger..............? All 4 holes, or just 2? Personally I move all four, but it's less than 1/8th of an inch... If your concerned about it you can make it stronger than it ever was by adding a spring hanger reinforcement... Which came stock on some HP models... 7133532-SpringHangerReinf-1.jpg (22 downloads) "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Can you flip an A body (71) front spring hanger, 2 lowr [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1202059 03/24/12 04:03 PM 03/24/12 04:03 PM
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cageman mopar C Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 685 Bismarck, ND USA	you ever notice any wheelhop when this is done? I like my front segment to be flatter, but I put the extra holes in my minitub spring relocation and it hopped bad, like it was gaining and losing traction as the springs went up in the front slightly. Put it back in the normal hole and it went away. I just have a mild 273 and 5 speed.

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