DOES THE HDK SUSPENSION K-MEMBER HANDLE BETTER THAN A T-BAR SUSPENSION?

Tim aka Racer Joe was not a customer.

I met Tim at MoParty, I recognized his Duster from his posts and thread on FABO but one could not miss how he stood out from the majority of his competitors. I walked over and introduced myself simply 1) because I like to meet my FABO friends and 2) to congratulate him on his skills.

After MoParty, I kept thinking I need to build an Auto-X ride to demonstrate ..... that the OEM suspension is not superior in any way to my HDK, if fact HDK can hold its own and with the other benefits of the conversion, can be a plus for builders that are continuing fighting for room, particularly header clearance, rear steer component clearances, hard to align to more aggressive specs and ease of different Mopar engine swaps. I had plenty of customers with great aspirations of building an Auto -X I could of reached out to, but wanted a non-bias evaluation. As I closed in on turning 70 and reality checked in, I remembered Tim, who (IMO) was in no way in the coil over / rack conversion camp but had mentioned he was planning a Gen III swap. He seemed like he would be a great candidate so I reached out to him.

My offer was simple, try it (on me).......be honest in evaluation, nothing needs to be hid from anyone. If you do not like, especially if it makes you slower, I will send a call tag, (free to post whatever the results are, good or bad) but if you see its advantages and use for a year, it is yours to do whatever you want.

Since he knew what to expect (baseline) with his already tuned OEM suspension and bad-*** small block, he initially kept that engine / transmission combo to verify the HDK was not going to cause him to go backwards. Only then and as he saw the possibilities, did he slip the Gen III in.....with ease.

Engineers have examined HDK products, always amazed at not only the quality but the attention to detail for strength with function. For those in Australia where I have sent numerous products, they are required to go thru extensive examination for certification. Following signed / acknowledged non-discloser statements from all involved, I provided (years ago) samples of all required components along with PDFs with specs for testing. They not only passed but the engineers remarked that they thought they were superior in construction to the OEM components.

As far as lasting performance......20 plus years speaks for itself.

BTW, you guys can talk **** all day (and night) long......my $$$ will always be on the best driver.

Mopar to ya'
Denny