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Re: Front End Recommendations - Stock K
[Re: Pale_Roader]
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10/18/14 11:55 PM
10/18/14 11:55 PM
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For the T bars, you need more than .9". What is "right" is application dependent and heavily debated. I like my 1" bars. 1.1" sounds good also and needs high end shocks to control. Budget?
Why would stiffer T-bars need better shocks? I know everything should always have the best shock in the budget, but is there an actual need for a superior shock if the front spring rate is serious?
So far my 70 Challenger's budget is looking like VERY serious T-bars (best available) and not much better than stock range shocks. We cant all afford Bilsteins. I NEED to buy T-bars (mine are 6-cyl), and i'm not buying them twice. I'll upgrade shocks down the road when funds allow.
Really stiff bars without high end shocks may be herky-jerky. Unpleasant ride and compromised handling. The lower end shocks (like my KYB's) cannot effectively control the high spring rate.
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Re: Front End Recommendations - Stock K
[Re: ahy]
#1676347
10/19/14 12:18 AM
10/19/14 12:18 AM
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up yours
Supercuda
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Shock rates and spring rates need to be matched. KYB's are good for maybe .92" A body bars.
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.
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Re: Front End Recommendations - Stock K
[Re: GoodysGotaCuda]
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10/19/14 09:41 AM
10/19/14 09:41 AM
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Answering the call of the wild
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I hope you are taking this advice- You need to turn up the heat[current]!!!. Do not be afraid to sink some heat into those welds. Those are not the nicest welds. I am skeptical that you are wearing the necessary safety equipment - welding respirator, welding hat, safety glasses, welding jacket & gloves - because welding a k frame creates a lot of sparks, smoke and heat. The smoke is toxic. Weld everything that has a seam even where it was welded before. Esp where the steering box mounts. You missed a spot in one of the pics. 
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Re: Front End Recommendations - Stock K
[Re: ThermoQuad]
#1676350
10/19/14 06:21 PM
10/19/14 06:21 PM
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jcc
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I hope you are taking this advice-
You need to turn up the heat[current]!!!. Do not be afraid to sink some heat into those welds. Those are not the nicest welds. I am skeptical that you are wearing the necessary safety equipment - welding respirator, welding hat, safety glasses, welding jacket & gloves - because welding a k frame creates a lot of sparks, smoke and heat. The smoke is toxic.
Weld everything that has a seam even where it was welded before. Esp where the steering box mounts. You missed a spot in one of the pics.
And I would add, those dimpled holes are best located in the areas of the lowest stress ( ie normally the geometric local plane center) to have the best bang for buck, and that smaller center located dimple doesn't look to be adhering to that theory. But I can't tell if you added it, enlarged it or just dimpled an existing hole. 
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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Re: Front End Recommendations - Stock K
[Re: jcc]
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10/19/14 06:29 PM
10/19/14 06:29 PM
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GoodysGotaCuda
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.... and that smaller center located dimple doesn't look to be adhering to that theory. But I can't tell if you added it, enlarged it or just dimpled an existing hole.
Yep.
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