Re: Shocks and sway bar ??
[Re: AndyF]
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10/10/20 10:29 PM
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justintyme
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What other details would help? Stock suspension, in good condition but has old shocks up front and sir shocks out back, so anything is likely an improvement. MY car but has been passed on to my oldest son, he got squirrelley accelerating, hit a sign, and now it is in the body shop getting fixed and that ate up a lot of $$. It does tend to sway on hard acceleration, especially if you over correct steering. So I think a sway bar and new shocks should help. 383 4 speed, has aluminum heads etc, not the fastest in the world, but respectable, I realize some supsension updates would benefit, and they may come but not at the moment. I would like to buy one swaybar set up and be done, that will work with future suspension upgrades, so if not Firm Feel then what. My thout was Shocks I can easily upgrade later?
thought the Koni shocks weren't a bolt on in the rear?
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Re: Shocks and sway bar ??
[Re: justintyme]
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10/20/20 12:13 PM
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Mr.Yuck
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So I'm going to start on some basic handling upgrades from my 69 Roadrunner. Manual steering car, no front sway bar currently. Im planning on the Firm feel front tubular sway bar, and unfortunately can't afford bilsteins at the same time, but it needs shocks badly. What would you go with for now?? KYB?? PST makes a decent kit for not so much. I had one on my old 67 coronet. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-8-Front-Sway-Bar-1962-69-Mopar-B-Body/203088269395?fits=Year%3A1969%7CMake%3ADodge&hash=item2f49011053:g:6nsAAOSwxGBdAA7B Bilstein kit https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-8-Front-Sway-Bar-1962-69-Mopar-B-Body/203088269395?fits=Year%3A1969%7CMake%3ADodge&hash=item2f49011053:g:6nsAAOSwxGBdAA7B I suspect if you have air shocks your rear springs are spent you might want to get a new set. They are about $280/set
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Re: Shocks and sway bar ??
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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10/20/20 05:05 PM
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larrymopar360
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Look at Monroe shocks. I have KYB gas-adjusts on my Cuda and I wouldn’t buy them again. Too harsh, especially on the rear. Monroe’s are a value shock that simply work, no they are not Bilstiens, but they don’t cost any near that price. I agree. I had KYB in my Police Diplomat. Not a big fan. Replaced them with NOS Mopar Police shocks I happened to come across. And recently when my Power Wagon needed shocks I went with a set of Monroes and I've been very pleased. Didn't break the bank.
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Re: Shocks and sway bar ??
[Re: TC@HP2]
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03/20/21 09:14 AM
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67SATisfaction
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The member whose name is actually Art
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FWIW - I have FirmFeel's tubular sway bar "kit" mounted front and rear of our '65 to flatten the car... ..then I experimented with shocks... While not a performance shock, Monroe Gas-matic or comparable nitrogen charged shocks are significantly better than plain oil shocks and will have enough oomph to control t-bars up to .96 diameter. These can be a decent budget alternative until you decide to move up to better dampers or step up suspension rates. ... I ended up real happy with basic Monroe-Matics in front, and 'stiffer' Monroe-Gasmatics in the rear. This gave me smooth transition to oversteer entering turns that I can manage with throttle through the turn - which is exactly what I was looking for. - Art PS - I don't track race my Mopars, I just wanted the '65 to have better handling.
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