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Offline dodj

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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #30 on: December 25, 2012 - 04:34:52 PM »

I assume you mistyped and meant front bar?
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2013 - 06:31:17 PM »
still no frt bar from Helwig... shipping by dogsled i guess  :dunno:  Looking at the PST bars Brad has. looks good to me. 

Need some opinions here ... the last alginment I had the left was IN LINE the right was only slighty out of spec. So.. new upper A's nessessary? Maybe just new bushings? Or dont f*^# with it?  Balljoints are all good that I know of.  As are rod ends, idler (new).
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #32 on: January 05, 2013 - 07:06:42 PM »
Upper arms are probably fine. I'd order the moog offset bushings though and then you can dial in a better alignment. (+ caster)

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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2013 - 07:14:41 PM »
Scott, those are cheap enuff thats for sure.  :grinyes:
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2013 - 08:30:13 PM »
Those PST bars will be too small IMO?  1" especially for a big old Hemi?
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #35 on: January 05, 2013 - 11:10:40 PM »
Those PST bars will be too small IMO?  1" especially for a big old Hemi?


 :banghead:  I misspoke I meant the firm feel ones .... I've been back and forth on so many websites I'm dizzy!!!!!

http://www.firmfeel.com/torsionb_e.html

Either the 1.12 or the 1.18... a buddy promised me she wont ride like a dump truck.  :bigsmile:
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #36 on: January 05, 2013 - 11:12:30 PM »
Scott, those are cheap enuff thats for sure.  :grinyes:
And effective! You need to order two sets, each box has two bushings in it. And you don't install them according to included directions. Katfish posted a pic in a thread about them a year or two ago. If I find it, I'll post the link.
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #37 on: January 07, 2013 - 04:58:00 PM »
Front sway bar came today..  :woo:
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #38 on: January 07, 2013 - 05:10:35 PM »
Front sway bar came today..  :woo:

Nice and lite ?
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #39 on: January 07, 2013 - 11:29:31 PM »
 :grinyes:
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2013 - 08:48:23 AM »
But the bracketing is heavy.....
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade
« Reply #41 on: January 15, 2013 - 09:15:29 PM »
So I'm still trying to figure out how far to go on this front suspension, whats the collective wisdom of boxing the LCA's?? seems like it be easy enough to do. Is it worth the time/effort, she'll never be running atuocross, but I am looking forward into a litttle harder cornering...
Opinions?  :cooldancing:
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade Boxing?
« Reply #42 on: January 16, 2013 - 05:39:17 AM »
I would box them , you do not have to order the plates , I lust welded a piece of flat bar in place leaving a gap for the adjuster bolt access , I would also stay with stock uppers & offset bushings

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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade Boxing?
« Reply #43 on: January 16, 2013 - 06:55:07 AM »
Ya I would box them. Cheap enough, and nows the time while you have it all apart?
I use FF greaseable pins and there poly bushings too? :thinkerg:
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Re: Its lookin' like it time for an upgrade Boxing?
« Reply #44 on: January 19, 2013 - 09:51:02 PM »
Looks like PST & Firm Feel both have the plates for $25. Ya, I do have steel layin' around the shop but for $25.... it'll be a nice clean look IMO.
I'd say they came out of the same place...  :dunno:
http://www.p-s-t.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6945/.f?sc=12

http://www.firmfeel.com/reinlca_e.htm
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