Some strut bushing info

Those are the original strut rods with the original threads. All I did was added the hymn ends, They are turned so they pivot on the balls when the control arm goes up and down, I used hymn ends and the tapered bushings from our sprint car .

The tapered bushings allow full twist. I just wanted to eliminate the bushing crush when foot braking the car. Strut rod bushings cause wheel shake when launching the car off the foot brake.

I just bought a car with a AJE tube front suspension and rack and pinion. So this K member will probably be sold. We were installing bearings in the LCA's. The Duster was wrecked before this was installed. The K-member was cut to make room for a bigger pan.

If you watch the front wheel in this video you can see the shake. You could feel it in the wheel. We also tied the suspension down to keep the wheels from lifting. Lift takes away from the cars forward reaction. Wheelies look cool but they hurt ET.


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This is exactly why people use adjustable strut rods like QA1 and Hotchkis. How is yours any different from theirs?