Thread revival;

Today I removed the KYB shocks on the front of my Dart and installed a pair of Hotchkis adjustable shocks.

Right of the bat I adjusted them to level '15' (2.5 turns out) and took the car for a drive. Great improvement.
Car feels more in contact with the road and handles a lot better.
Speedbumps were handled much better without the front of the car rising up as much as with the KYB's when encountering the bumps.
During regular cornering the car stayed more level.

Tried level '20' for a short while, which made the roughness of the roads a bit more obvious in the car. Would feel good on faster highway or roadcourse driving.
Dropped back to '18', '17' and then back to '15' for the time being.
Maybe if I get used to them I might go up again on shock stiffness.


On the rear of the car I've Bilstein shocks installed, in favor of Monroe Sensatracs before, but I've also got a pair of adjustable QA1 shocks to try out.



As a recap, this is my current setup;

'73 Dart
318 / A518OD / 8-3/4"
17" alum. wheels - 205/40 front tires & 215/45 rear.
Borgeson powersteering box.
Subframe connectors.
1" JustSuspension torsion bars.
7 leafs per side.
Front Hellwig swaybar.
Front Hotchkis adj. shocks on the front.
Rear Bilstein shocks.