Front A body suspension help please
Replace the stock torsion bars with PST 1.03” bars, throw the KYB’s in the trash and buy a set of Bilstein RCD’s, and make sure you have an alignment set up for radials (not the stock alignment specs). And mount that sway bar.
I agree with Blu, but have a couple quick questions....
1. Sounds like you replaced the bushings, balljoints and tie rods,....
What about the Pitman arm and Idler arm?
2.
What size torsion bars are in there? I ask because mine were still the stock /6 bars (Previous owner didn't change them when swapping to 400, and they were cranked all the way up just to keep the front end up). It was scary to drive.
3.
Is your steering coupler, between the steering column and the steering box, good and tight (Not a lot of play in the wheel)?
4. Big point in what Blu said,...
is it aligned properly for radial tires? What are the Camber, Caster, and Toe settings?
I ask because I had the same washy feeling to my Barracuda. Better after replacing everything, but still wanted to wander. My final issues were the steering coupler installed incorrectly (Meaning the little blocks in there were installed the wrong direction so there was excess slop) and poor alignment. Mine was hard to control, especially under hard acceleration. Once I got everything back in correctly, it handled much better, but still wandered all over the place until I got it aligned properly. Scary driving to the alignment shop, nice to drive coming home from shop.
Other than that,... I agree completely with Blu. I'm running 1" Firm Feel torsion bars and Bilstein RCD shocks. It's a little stiff, and you can feel it on rough back roads, but out on the highway it rides nice and handles well. I also added a 1 1/8" Firm Feel anti-sway bar. I noticed a little improvement, but not a lot unless driving it hard.
