Re: 73' to 74' Coronet and Charger front ends???
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07/21/18 08:05 AM
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I have heard the same about the threads coming out when replacing ball joints. My 74 still got factory pieces and I'm affraid when times come.
In Vzla is not uncommon to find weld points ( 2 or 3 ) to keep ball joint and UCA safely in place. Not just on 73 and lates B bodies, but on any Mopar. Need to note, Venezuelan cars are tipically abused.
On my LCA ( press kind ) i had to make a weld seam on the new ball joint to make it larger diameter and make it fit tight again into the LCA hole. They were moog problem solver ball joints ( which I think are around .002 larger ) and still fit loose.
NOS LCA are anyway ready to get in to my car soon, with ball joins and bushing already installed from factory.
About the rest parts of suspension... nothing worst or better than any other Mopar.
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: 73' to 74' Coronet and Charger front ends???
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07/22/18 05:55 PM
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Yes, ham in the process of finding K-member bushings. Preferably original rubber types. Anyone know where to find 'em? Does Just suspension or places like that make good ones to last? GO SOLID!!! It will ride no harsher than a '72-back B-body but track so, SO much better with the K mounted solid. I mounted the K solid in my wagon. If you actually drive the car and not just on and off a trailer, you'll notice the difference especially on pot holed roads or washboard kind of roads. I used the (now) discontinued DC kit, but I believe Firm Feel now offers a kit. Nice '73 Coronet!
John
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Re: 73' to 74' Coronet and Charger front ends???
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07/22/18 07:25 PM
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NOS frame mounts will be hard to find and if you do find them they are big $$. There are eight rubber pieces total upper and lower. Also there are crossmember rubber mounts also. I can give you the part numbers for them if you want. You can get poly for them also. Personally I have the solid mounts in another car and they are too harsh IMO. It does handle better but I don`t like the trade off. I will be taking them out one day when I get some time. Not a slam, but, how is the ride too harsh compared to a '72 -back? Having owned a '72 wagon and a '78 at the same time yrs ago, not once did I find the '72 offensive compared to the '78 (which was stock). I guess it was for people like you that Chrysler went to the iso-K. Me, I can live with the 'harshness' of a '72-back B-body. Hmmm.....maybe you can swap out your solids and sell them to the OP to try out?
John
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Re: 73' to 74' Coronet and Charger front ends???
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Re: 73' to 74' Coronet and Charger front ends???
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07/23/18 07:44 AM
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why miss the comfort with the rubber mounts ? is Coronet to drive it pleasuring, not a race car!! rubber píeces were being on reproducing process what told were to be ready by january this year BUT never head back from the guy working on them ( 69bfan at dodgecharger dot com board ). I was waiting for them. ( csroll down this thread http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,125484.25.htmlPoly and solid aluminium are available for a while... poly from Prothane and Energy suspension... rockauto, summit, ebay all around in red and black. solid several others. Firm feel offers them
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Re: 73' to 74' Coronet and Charger front ends???
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07/23/18 04:43 PM
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I've since ordered the rear leaf springs, Isolators, shackles and bushings and U-bolts. The only items I am on the fence about are the shocks. I hear that the Bilsteins are the ticket but that the KYB's can be a bit hard. Thanks guys since I am new to this breed and year. I've always loved the 71' 73' Chargers and Satellites.
I was going to get into rear suspension but you were only asking about front suspension. The rear suffers from the "iso-k" changes as much as the front does. There is a large bushing that mounts in between the leaf and the shock plate. If you had not ordered the parts already, I would have told you to swap out to the 71-72 style. They make that bushing in poly to firm things up, otherwise the car can almost "crab walk" because the axle is not located properly. Original rubber k-frame biscuits are not available. As Nacho said someone was working on producing them in small batches but we haven't heard anything since. You can go solid or poly - there are two brands of poly bushings out there. I prefer the ones with the integral steel sleeve. https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforu...rothane.142366/On shocks, KYBs are crap. They ride like a hay cart and are way too harsh.
Last edited by Montclaire; 07/23/18 04:45 PM.
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