Category: Chassis, Suspension and wheels

F M J trailer hitch Info?

Does anyone have a frame hitch on their Volare/ aspen / Dippy / Gran Fury?

I want to put one on my 79 Aspen wagon.

I bought an NOS Algonquin mfg hitch ( prolly made in canada in the 80’s) receiver for the wagon.. it’s missing some parts so I wanted t…

Tires Sizes

I know this has been covered 100s of times here, but I am trying to get a feel as to what will fit and look right. Currently I have a 1980 Plymouth Volare/Duster with factory aluminum rally wheels(or what ever they were called that year) with 215/75R14…

brake master cylinder question

I think i need to remove the brake booster to run my new intake. I got a clifford 6=8 hyperpak intake and it looks like the master cylinder gets in the way unless i get rid of the booster. What master do i need to use?

Volare front suspension in a 56 Ford F100 truck

Somewhere along the line, the 56 Ford F100 I have was built with a Volare front suspension. I understand this was a fairly common pracctice years ago. So now, I find myself needing to educate myself to some degree about Volare suspensions! And that,…

Tire size question

For day to day driving what tire size works best: 205/75/15 or 215/75/15? Ride and fuel economy are the most important things

Brake lines

I gotta climb under the car and replace my rear brake lines before I go back to work on, Tuesday.
I have enough nickel coated copper lines and fittings to do a couple of these cars.
My question, I think comes down to preference…do you guys like using, …

Drop Spindle ?????

What advantage’s do Drop Spindle have ? Are there any negative’s to using them > Thanks