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the typical "slapper" bars are not much good unless they are adjusted so the rubber bumper or snubber is close to the the spring or in contact with it at all times. Competition Engineering has the bars with the "J" hooks that allow you to adjust the pre-load on the bars for this, ran them on all...

i've never had any problems running 90/10's on the street, but i don't take corners fast either and i like running 15x3 1/2's too on the front, maybe it's just a personal preference. i was planning on doing the spring relocation on my '74 and mini-tubbing it so i could run some good sized...

the thing i never liked about the pinion snubber is that when it's set on it's most effective setting it's right up against the floor nearly. cruising on the street it get's a bit "bumpy". if you drop it down for "daily" or street driving you lose it's advantage should the need arise. with the...

i have to disagree with the mindset that traction bars dont work on a Mopar or are a waste of time. i have had 2 Darts with Southside Machine bars on them that planted the tires quite nicely. my first '74 with a 383 they worked awesome and now my '71 with the 360 they do the same. i searched out...

i'm trying to find out information on the original '67 Barracuda that was the "test mule" for the Hemi Dart and Barracuda program in 1968. this is the red and yellow car with the large Plymouth lettering on the sides. where is this car today? i know of a restored car that is in existance...

it should work out just fine for you. the 14" steel wheels on the front of my '71 are off of a '74 Valiant and i used the "cop car" dog dishes on them. i found the rims and the dog dishes in different junk yards. sometimes just browsing through , you can find alot of stuff. ask if they dont mind...

nice story! i have been there a time or two as well! i live in northern Virginia, but will be in Virginia beach for the 4th of July. if you are interested in getting together with a fellow A-body Mopar guy let me know. email is [email protected] Dave

i took my girlfriend and her best friend to thier senior prom in my 383 Dart in '97. probably the only two girls happy to go to prom in an old car instead of a limo like everyone else. soon after i ditched the girlfriend and married her best friend, funny how things work sometimes!

i finished installing these bars the other day and last night was the first time out with them. same results as with my '74, they work great! you can feel the rear end lift and push the tires into the ground on launch. with my current BFGoodrich Radial T/A's it still spins, not as much, and goes...

i have my '71 down as far as it will go now, with about 1/2" clearance on the bumpstop to the frame. i want to go lower, so will using these spindles get me down there where it want it to be?

if the floors and lower body is solid, i would keep it and put it back together. it looks like alot of surface rust going on there, but that is no big deal, it's the rot all of the way through that is the problem. put it together and go have some fun!

i just today got my car back on the ground after installing the Southside Machine lift bars i have. it now sits alot lower in the back than it did before. i also now have very little clearance between the fender lip and my tires, about a half inch. the rims are "0" offset marked on the backside...

i have American Racing Outlaw II's on the back of my '71, they are 15x8. i have no idea what backspace, they were already on the car when i got it. the tires are 255/60-15 BfGoodrich Radial T/A's. they fit with no rubbing either, close to the leaf spring and the fender lip, but no problems yet...

a guy told me that the mid to late 70's Cordoba's came with 15x3 1/2 steel wheels as the spares. he has some on the front of his '68 GTS with the typical skinny tires. i wouldn't mind having a set of my own. the only drawback was that the small dog dishes will not work on them, there are no...

i have a 360 in my car with header's. i'm guessing they are Hedmans, but they could be anything. i'm thinking that i'm going to have to get a local shop to hook them up and make the "S" bends and connections for me. the ones listed have a 2" or 2 1/4" inlet, but by the picture it looks to neck...