Re: SS SPRINGS
[Re: MIKES_DUSTER]
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05/29/10 08:50 AM
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Chris2581
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Mine have worked great for over 25 years.
Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.
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Re: SS SPRINGS
[Re: hemiparts]
#710315
05/29/10 10:01 AM
05/29/10 10:01 AM
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Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Have 02/03 on my Duster and they work like a champ. Should I dump my pinion snubber ??
Try it without it.... if the front of the spring is strong enough you wont need the snubber BUT if the spring gets too much wind up the snubber will help cover the problem
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Re: SS SPRINGS
[Re: MIKES_DUSTER]
#710317
05/29/10 11:04 PM
05/29/10 11:04 PM
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Posts: 1,562 Clinton Twp, Michigan
DerickS
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What do you 60'?? Did you turn the front hanger upside down to lower the rear end??
60 foot mid 1.6's did not flip the hanger or lower the rearend....its not a chevy guy!
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Re: SS SPRINGS
[Re: DerickS]
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05/30/10 02:11 AM
05/30/10 02:11 AM
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joedust451
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Mike, what springs are you running? Are you thinking of changing them? SS springs do work, but theres other stuff you need to do to make them benifit as i'm sure you know, like setting a steeper pinion angle, good shocks, then setting the rear hangers properly, i just did some mods too my old stock 5 leaf springs & the results are really good, i had NO seperation in back to help plant the tires, so the tires just "skated", at the track i needed to get them hot & then pray they would hook, the main problem was i never put in a snubber back on do to all the Neg. feedback on them, i figured clamping the front segments would be enough, well it obviously wasn't, just last week at the track it was squaling the DRs on the 1-2 shift , never did that before, so just yesterday i installed my homemade snubber figured what the hell, it is sitting just shy of a 1/2" from the floor, that fixed it, it now seperates a good 2-3" back there & plants the tires nicely, so nice it boggs the engine down & hooks, the front end now yanks ups really good, so this might be something you may want to try if you have old springs, i also installed 1/4" thick steel plate 2.1/2 wide x 16" long on the top of the front segments & clamped it all down, & then pulled off the rear straps on the springs, the car acts "totally" different now, it reacts like a mopar Whatever you decide, good luck with it
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Re: SS SPRINGS
[Re: MIKES_DUSTER]
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05/30/10 11:44 PM
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ss springs work great. i've had a set of 002/003s on my turd FOREVER. they will not die. i moved them into the frame rails, and i run 2" billet lowering blocks, no snubber, and rancho 9000S set on 7 usually. i got a 1.56 60' on drag radials at our iceskating rink last time out.
for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?
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Re: SS SPRINGS
[Re: meus31]
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05/31/10 09:25 AM
05/31/10 09:25 AM
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MIKES_DUSTER
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I have a customerscar with 02 03 on it 70 duster with 3.5 degrees pinion angle with a pump gas 408 and a 727 and a 8 inch turbo action convertor and 430 its been 10 48 at 126 with a 144 60 ft time . gonna try 4.5 degrees pinion angle gonnaput a set of afco sliders in the back to lower the car hopfully a inch and a half or so it has qa1 shocks all around was also wondering if any of you guys have ever tried any staggered shock settings .a also had lenny at ultimate convertor build a convertor matched for the motor so we will see.
Whats in the 408?? Any pics of the duster??
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