Big Block Swap

Oh, they handled "fine"... by '60's standards, on skinny bias-ply tires... lots of room for improvement!

Back in the 80's I had a '70 A-body I converted from 318/auto to a slightly warmed 383 (iron heads, DP-4B intake, Holley 750 vac sec) and 4-speed. As mentioned, that didn't weigh much more than the 318. So I kept those t-bars and was never happy with the way the front end felt. Eventually I obtained a pair of factory .89 and it helped but not that much.

There is plenty of info on the FABO suspension forum about improved handling with the 1.03 bars. Check it out :)