Brazilian Mopar
Andre,
You are on the right track. Your car will be fine with the things you are doing. Inspect your front end components and replace any that are in bad shape. Get an alignment when you are done, and you will be fine. I fully welded my K frame because I had the welder and the time. I got a very good deal on the LCA plates at the Mopar Nationals so I used them.
If I remember correctly, I used these specs for alignment:
1.75 degrees positive caster.
-.5 degrees camber
1/16 inch toe-in (approximately 1.5mm
The Moog OFFSET upper control arm bushings allow the caster to be obtained. No chance with stock bushings.
My "tool" was nothing more than a piece of 1/2 inch-13 threaded rod (approximately 12 mm diameter) about 12 inches long (30cm).
I used nuts and washers to match the threaded rod. Other parts are a short piece of exhaust tubing and one of the large washers from the old strut rod bushings shown at the bottom of the picture. The picture shows the new bushing being pushed into the upper control arm. I think I remember using some kind of pipe fitting (not shown) to remove the old bushings. Same principle, just push in a different direction. Very low $$ :icon_smi: I will look and see if I still the pieces I used and take a picture.
Keep us posted and just ask if you have any questions.
Dennis
(Winter and snow is soon to be here)
Hello Dennis!
Thanks a lot once more! I think all my suspension stuff are in bad shape, after all, almost 35 year of service. But I have all stuff new. The only thin that will remain the same is: LCA, UCA, strut rod, front sway bar, torsion bars and center link. All the rest will be new and nice: all bushings, all ball joints, sleeves, tie end rods, shocks, bumpers, boots, steering arm, etc. Hoping that will be a very good ride.
I expect to use like +4 to +6 degrees of caster. A member from the forum have a good tip for that number, and I use power gear box, so, maybe no problems to drive on the streets. A little modification on the poly strut-rod bushings also make this kind of number possible. I´ll try this out, and for sure will show to you guys! For camber the same as you, some thing like -0.5 degrees. The toe-in I never think about it, but I will follow your suggestion.
I really thing about get these tools:
MOPAR Suspension Pro Tool Kit, but I am not sure about the use of the Lower ball joint stud remover and the Upper ball joint stud remover. I did a little research and figure out that these tools are for disassemble the ball joints? Is that correct? If not, how they work? All the rest have to be used.
Well, that´s is for now! Thanks again for your help! I am learning a lot here, and the best, I showing to my Brazilian fellows how you do it.
This is my blog: h
ttps://mundomonc.wordpress.com/. Mundo means World and MONC is a invention, contraction of Mopar Or No Car, that means: Mopar or no car World. Sorry about not have a English versions yet, but maybe in the future. But have a look!!!
Thanks Dennis.
Let´s keep talking.
Hugs from very hot Brazil.
