Category: Steering / Suspension
Steering column too long for gear box.
back of tires hitting frame on full turn
70 Cuda with p/s, firm feel steering box and fast ration pitman arm, 235/60 R15 on 7" rims. The inside of the tire hits the frame rail on full turns–both sides. Car was aligned and tracks straight. Is there any sort of stop that is supposed to be…
Leaf Spring & bushings replacement sources advice
Forum Folks,
I purchased a 73 Ralleye 340 car last year (w 92K miles) that has been rarely driven since 2009, and has LOTs of original parts in-place. As you can imagine, sitting so much coupled to 50-yrs of age has left nearly every rubber hose/ga…
aar rear spring higth
i restored my aar rear springs with part number 3400048 and installed. passinger side leaned. i ordered new leaf springs from eaton detroit springs. put next to my originals and they dont have near the arch as mine. i talked to them they said aar sprin…
Federal or Saginaw P/S pump on 440 and why?
I recently bought a 318 p/s and p/b 1972 Challenger less motor and am building a 440 stroker for it. Since several sources list both pumps and brackets for sale, which would be the better choice to purchase, and why? They both are close in price, but i…
Hotchkis torsion bars?
Anyone know when they will be back in stock? I have had a set on order for almost a year.
How low can you go
Just bought a ’73 Challenger, in general in great shape, but trying to figure out a few things. 318 slapstick auto.
1. It sits really low. I looked underneath and the leaf springs are straighter than any board you’d find in home depot.
– My guess is the leaf weakened and instead of changing the spring he just lowered the front end to match.
You can see how low it is in the pictures.
2. Near the shackle there’s a piece loose, looks like it should be bolted in…