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1970 Cuda' suspension #205014
01/26/09 05:57 PM
01/26/09 05:57 PM
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Florida
chris1970 Offline OP
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I'm finally ready to put 'er on wheels. Who makes the best, reliable suspension kits? I need everything new, front and rear. I saw the $5,000 + kitt on just suspension's site, DAMMMM. I have my spindels, control arms ect. Need new bushings, bumpers, strut's, leafs, shackels, nut's bolts, bracket's. I have all of the old stuff but it get's confusing as to what is OK to re-use and what's not. Should I re-use the center link and outer tie rod's? What about the pittman arm and idler arm? New or re-use? I need some guidence. Thanks for the post and to who responds. See ya.

Chris

Re: 1970 Cuda' suspension [Re: chris1970] #205015
01/26/09 09:51 PM
01/26/09 09:51 PM
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NEW JERSEY
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I don't buy those "kits"..buy name brand stuff,choose if u want those new poly bushings (kit only)or keep it stock..get the inner & outer tierods and sleeves,pitman arm, idler arm,center link,upper and lower bushings and upper and lower ball joints, strut bar bushings,torsion bar seals and lock rings...now they make repro upper arms...saves you in sandblasting old ones and painting them...change everything that unbolts...don't forget the upper control arm cams also..you are talking alot of money in one shot...

Re: 1970 Cuda' suspension [Re: AARCONV] #205016
01/26/09 10:06 PM
01/26/09 10:06 PM
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well there are a lot of suspension places you can get things from like Just suspension, summit, jegs, xvmotorsports, polygraphite performance, but most of them only have a few parts or one company is way more expensive than the others and has ALMOST a full kit. I just redid my whole suspension on my 70'cuda and I got a whole kit from Mancini Racing for like $1,300 but, that was mainly for the bushing tie rod ends and a few other things that I upgraded. The big thing you need to look at is what you are really going to use the car for....street, street/strip, weekend fun...... and also how big your wallet is. Dr. Diff makes a nice set-up also for the rear suspension if you want to put a 10" rim on the back but don't want to have to do a mini tub or move the perches on the rearend or cut your frame. He has offset shackles that make it nice. I don't know if you can go to an advance auto parts and check or napa to see if you can get the bushings you would like but, the kit I got from mancini racing was all moog. It would be worth a shot. Hope this helps I'm just a young guy starting out doing this on my own.

Re: 1970 Cuda' suspension [Re: YoungGun70Cuda] #205017
01/27/09 12:28 AM
01/27/09 12:28 AM
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$1300??? What all did that include. I have been thinking about a redo on my 70 challenger suspension and figured it could be done for $500, but havent really priced it out yet.







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