Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: MadMatt]
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I want to start upgrading the suspension on my '70 Dart for better street handling and mild canyon carving. So far, I've upgraded to the larger '73 up front spindles and ball joints (with Viper brake conversion) and I've added a front sway bar. Besides wheels and tires, where would you go next? I'm going to have to do this in stages so I'm looking for a strategy. I don't want to pull the front suspension apart more times than necessary. So, where to begin? Larger torsion bars? Better shocks? Offset upper bushings? Tubular upper a-arms? Polyurethane bushings? Better strut rods? Rear sway bar? What to do and in what order...  
I've got a whole TVS Hotchkis system. I also jumped up to the big 1.14 T-bars from my old .99's.
Matt, I'll be in Simi all tommorrow we can hook up and you can drive it. You drove it "before" without the Hotchkis stuff and the old .99's T-bars. So now you can drive it "after"
BTW, now it has a 416 E-brock headed stroker motor.
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: MadMatt]
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05/22/11 11:15 AM
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You got a budget in mind? That would really impact the direction you go but I prefer Firm Feels stuff
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: MadMatt]
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05/22/11 04:55 PM
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Firm Feel makes a nice tubular UCA that increases caster and can be bought loaded (poly or rubber bushings, ball joint) or unloaded. It is alos what I would consider street friendly. IMO, anything with heim joints isn't a good choice for the street in a suspension item.
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: MadMatt]
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05/22/11 08:54 PM
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I've got a whole TVS Hotchkis system. I also jumped up to the big 1.14 T-bars from my old .99's.
Matt, I'll be in Simi all tommorrow we can hook up and you can drive it. You drove it "before" without the Hotchkis stuff and the old .99's T-bars. So now you can drive it "after"
BTW, now it has a 416 E-brock headed stroker motor.
Really sorry I didn't get a chance to try and hook up with you today. Family duty called. Hope you'll give me another shot at it. BTW, do you still have your old .99 bars? If you do and they're in good shape any interest in selling them? They should be the same as on my Dart.
Sorry, I'm going to hold on to those for possible future projects or changes.
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: G_bob]
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05/22/11 09:14 PM
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I built the 64 fury with a 70-71 K frame and lower control arms, stock 70-71 sway bar with urethane bushings and endlinks. .96 torsion bars. Added adjustable strut rods and tubular upper control arms from firm feel. Also used the firm feel level 2 powersteering box. Firm feel sway bar on the rear.
One of these days I'm going to load all the photos I took of the build.
Beautiful car. 
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: MadMatt]
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05/22/11 10:37 PM
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Anybody have any experience with the MagnumForce tubular UCA's? Their price is almost too good to be true, $299 a pair - and that worries me.
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
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05/23/11 03:31 AM
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Anybody have any experience with the MagnumForce tubular UCA's? Their price is almost too good to be true, $299 a pair - and that worries me.
Reputation of a little inconsistant in their products. But it's about time someone offered that on car adjustable heim joint rod deal. They've been doing that on circle track upper arms for over 20 years. And those arms are under $300/pr loaded.
I know someone that is putting on one of thier K-members and it's all over the place.
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: autoxcuda]
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05/23/11 06:01 AM
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Anybody have any experience with the MagnumForce tubular UCA's? Their price is almost too good to be true, $299 a pair - and that worries me.
Reputation of a little inconsistant in their products. But it's about time someone offered that on car adjustable heim joint rod deal. They've been doing that on circle track upper arms for over 20 years. And those arms are under $300/pr loaded.
I know someone that is putting on one of thier K-members and it's all over the place.
Another option for that
RMS Upper control arms
I plan on going this route along with a set of their heim end strut rods for the coronet. The goal for this one isn't handling, but to make it as free moving as possible for weight transfer.
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Re: Give me your game plan for suspension upgrades
[Re: G_bob]
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I had the larger 1.something inch bars and RMS upper control arms (with the poly bushings), and a front and rear Addco sway bar in my '74 Dart. I thought the car handled great and it was no doubt a vast improvement over stock. The RMS stuff is really nice and he has the knowledge and service to back up his product.
Outcast Dodge guy.
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