What's a good starter suspension system that can be upgraded later?

805moparkid said

poly offsets? here in AZ our rubber bushing last about a year due to the extreme heat in the summer which is the reason i wont run rubber stuff.

where do you get these poly offset bushings?

also i hear there is a LCA pin that has been changed for poly lowers, is that true? if not what is a way to make the lower poly's live?

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There's a company called Pedders in Australia that sells offset polys. Especially factoring in shipping to U.S.A. They are very expensive for what they are. Might as well buy tubular A-arm with pre installed polys and UBJ's for that price.

Plus there's more geometry binding when running poly offsets. Each bushing is a plain bearing that rotates on only on one axis. With mopar upper control arms, the front and rear bushings are adjusted individually. Different than a GM or Mustang with a straight dogbone that is shimmed for adjustment.

Therefore you can't put an imaginary straight rod through the front and rear upper control arm bushings in a Mopar after you adjust them. The front and rear bushings will be on a slightly different axis. With offset bushing there is an even greater difference of axis.

With rubber bushings are more compliant to make up for the difference of axis.

Just run the Moog rubber offsets.

If all rubber bushings only last ONE year in AZ the dealers would be swamped with warranty work. I figure that is an exaggeration. Rubber products might not last as long in AZ. But they don't spontaneously combust.