Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
[Re: migsBIG]
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Sure, in stock form, most these old cars suck. The FJM cars will respond to the same mods applied to all the earlier cars and can be made to be quite fast and powerful. My last Aspen ran low 12s in Denver, which was a good measure better than more desireble muscle era cars turning 14-18s. And I accomplished it for a quarter of the price, so it all depends on what you want.
Even with their current rising prices, they can still provide a means to V8, RWD performance for less than a 2nd mortgage. While they are not everyone's cup of tea, and aren't regulated everywhere like they are in CA, that's fine. If we were all alike, we'd all have mustangs.
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Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
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If it was made out of balsa wood and paper mache it would be still better than the factory FJM front suspension. I can believe that if there wasn't aftermarket torsion bars and steering boxes available for these. Traverse-t cars have every bit the same aftermarket support as a B body now a days. My M has the FF 300# bars in it, a Borgeson box, FF tubular upper arms, solid K isolators, cop bars and modern tires. It out handles a lot of new vehicles. **Edit - quoted wrong post **
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Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
[Re: Kern Dog]
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Also in CA, if the car only came with a 318, a 440 is still not a legal swap even if it is stock or has LESS measureable emissions than the 318. It is perfectly legal as long as the 440 is the same year or newer than the vehicle AND retains the original emissions equipment for the 440.
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Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
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I thought the swap was only legal if the 440 was an optional engine in the car. Nope, you could put any brand, any make so long as it's newer and has the original emissions equipment. If it doesn't have the original emissions equipment, it has to be inspected by a smog referee.
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Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
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I thought the swap was only legal if the 440 was an optional engine in the car. Nope, any engine from any manufacturer, but must be the same year or newer and retain the original emissions equipment. Now, we did a 5.2 Magnum swap into an '84 Ramcharger, but it would have been no different to do a 5.9 or even a 5.7, 6.1, LS1, etc. A swap like that must go to a referee who does not determine if the car is clean, but that it has all the correct equipment. They make a new sticker for the vehicle. In our case the Ramcharger would forever be smogged as a '96 Dakota. Then a smog station determines if all is working.
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Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
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My understanding is that pass car swaps require pass car engines, not truck engines. At some point the emissions certifications were different with trucks getting more slack hence the requirement.
They say there are no such thing as a stupid question. They say there is always the exception that proves the rule. Don't be the exception.
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Re: Video on the new Magnum Force F/M/J suspension upgrade.
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I can believe that if there wasn't aftermarket torsion bars and steering boxes available for these. Traverse-t cars have every bit the same aftermarket support as a B body now a days.
My M has the FF 300# bars in it, a Borgeson box, FF tubular upper arms, solid K isolators, cop bars and modern tires. It out handles a lot of new vehicles. Yes, but the price on the FJM bars is twice that is the straight bar systems. Plus, you still have the t-bar acting as both spring and locating device, which creates some really weird bump steer characteristics. There also is the weight of the whole thing to consider too. I'd go coil over in my F cars if I still had them. But I think i'd be inclined to make my own. $5-6k for a suspension system just seems crazy expensive to me.
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