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QA1 Strut Rods #2815400 08/31/20 10:31 AM 08/31/20 10:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa. S Sammy OP top fuel
Sammy OP top fuel S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa.	who's using them? Can i just cut the oe ones out and just take tension off the torsion bars and cut out the old ones without removing the torsion bars?

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: Sammy] #2815424 08/31/20 11:04 AM 08/31/20 11:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,915 A shed in England Tig master
Tig master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,915 A shed in England	We use them on our E Body, but we swapped them out when we rebuilt the whole front end along with a lot of upgrades. We used the stock strut rod length as a starting point so might be best to measure it first if you have to cut it out. HTH's '74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials. 9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge. RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: Sammy] #2815437 08/31/20 11:22 AM 08/31/20 11:22 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va P plycuda mopar
plycuda mopar P Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va	this is why i went with rms strut rods. took me an hour to put both in. qa1 looked like you had to take apart the whole front end.

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: plycuda] #2815841 09/01/20 11:35 AM 09/01/20 11:35 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,237 fredericksburg,va C cudaman1969 master
cudaman1969 master C Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,237 fredericksburg,va	Originally Posted by plycuda this is why i went with rms strut rods. took me an hour to put both in. qa1 looked like you had to take apart the whole front end. RMS ? Need to do mine, how are they made?

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: cudaman1969] #2815861 09/01/20 01:11 PM 09/01/20 01:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va P plycuda mopar
plycuda mopar P Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va	they seem to be built alike except the rms ones you can put up in place and has a bole in the end where the lower control arm connects. so you don't have to take off the lower control arm just screw in a bolt.I just cut off the stock ones so it didn't take no time to do it.

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: plycuda] #2815868 09/01/20 01:36 PM 09/01/20 01:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa. S Sammy OP top fuel
Sammy OP top fuel S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa.	Originally Posted by plycuda this is why i went with rms strut rods. took me an hour to put both in. qa1 looked like you had to take apart the whole front end. They look almost exactly like QA1s. Why would these be easier to install

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: Sammy] #2815875 09/01/20 02:12 PM 09/01/20 02:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va P plycuda mopar
plycuda mopar P Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va	i think the main difference is the qa1 has a stud on the end of the rod and i dont think you can put it in with out taking the lower control arm off. rms doesn't have to

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: plycuda] #2815885 09/01/20 02:48 PM 09/01/20 02:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa. S Sammy OP top fuel
Sammy OP top fuel S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa.	Originally Posted by plycuda i think the main difference is the qa1 has a stud on the end of the rod and i dont think you can put it in with out taking the lower control arm off. rms doesn't have to Heres the QA1. I'd love to know the difference because the QA1 looks like a nicer fit.

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: plycuda] #2815904 09/01/20 04:10 PM 09/01/20 04:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	I got my Q-A1's in w/out removing the lower control arms just takes a bit of work but not bad.... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: Thumperdart] #2815926 09/01/20 05:44 PM 09/01/20 05:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa. S Sammy OP top fuel
Sammy OP top fuel S Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 1,823 Wind Gap,Pa.	Originally Posted by Thumperdart I got my Q-A1's in w/out removing the lower control arms just takes a bit of work but not bad.... What about removing your torsion bars? Did you leave them in place?

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: Sammy] #2815941 09/01/20 06:20 PM 09/01/20 06:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Yes, but I forgot how I got the stock ones out and I may have cut em out but just don't remember...... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: QA1 Strut Rods [Re: Thumperdart] #2816004 09/01/20 08:57 PM 09/01/20 08:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	I backed my torsion bar adjusters off the slid the bars and lower control arms back enough to remove the old ones and install the new ones.

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