1971 Plymouth Valiant "Granny Smith"
What comes off must go back on. First up- NOS Moog Camber Bolts. Now I know must also go with the offset bushings as well, but with the control arms having new bushings already, I decided against it (though it may bite me in the future). I don't doubt these are easily a decade older than me!
New upper control arm in! Yes, I kept the lower control arm and strut rod untouched, mainly because I didn't have the money to upgrade to QA1 tubular ones or the skills/time/patience to rebuild and modify the originals.
The backside of the new brakes. Everything is so nice, I'm not used to it!
Even comes prepacked with new bearings! Yes you do have to remove everything to bolt the new lower ball joints to the spindle.
So nice! CPP kit came set up for the pre-73 orientation with the caliper on the backside of the rotor. Because of this, I now have an extra set of 1969 Camaro disc brake hoses.
Left side
And now all finished! Note the new brake lines, brake hose, and KYB shock. One issue I did have was with the spindle dust caps not wanting to stay tight (also saw evidence of the cotter pin rubbing against the inside of the cap too). Ended up replacing them with Dorman ones that although dont sit flush to the rotor, do fit tight.
With the BBP swap, I could no longer use the 14 inch SBP steelies and 195/75R14 tires. I had a set of 15x5.5 steelies that I wrapped with some 195/65R15 Falken tires (same width but .5 inches shorter than the old tires) that I scored off Tire Rack for under $100 a piece. I was stuck between these and 205/65R15s (which were same height as the old tires but .4 inches wider), but pulled the trigger anyways. Besides, these aren't the final wheels for the car anyways.
What comes off must go back on. First up- NOS Moog Camber Bolts. Now I know must also go with the offset bushings as well, but with the control arms having new bushings already, I decided against it (though it may bite me in the future). I don't doubt these are easily a decade older than me!
New upper control arm in! Yes, I kept the lower control arm and strut rod untouched, mainly because I didn't have the money to upgrade to QA1 tubular ones or the skills/time/patience to rebuild and modify the originals.
The backside of the new brakes. Everything is so nice, I'm not used to it!
Even comes prepacked with new bearings! Yes you do have to remove everything to bolt the new lower ball joints to the spindle.
So nice! CPP kit came set up for the pre-73 orientation with the caliper on the backside of the rotor. Because of this, I now have an extra set of 1969 Camaro disc brake hoses.
Left side
And now all finished! Note the new brake lines, brake hose, and KYB shock. One issue I did have was with the spindle dust caps not wanting to stay tight (also saw evidence of the cotter pin rubbing against the inside of the cap too). Ended up replacing them with Dorman ones that although dont sit flush to the rotor, do fit tight.
With the BBP swap, I could no longer use the 14 inch SBP steelies and 195/75R14 tires. I had a set of 15x5.5 steelies that I wrapped with some 195/65R15 Falken tires (same width but .5 inches shorter than the old tires) that I scored off Tire Rack for under $100 a piece. I was stuck between these and 205/65R15s (which were same height as the old tires but .4 inches wider), but pulled the trigger anyways. Besides, these aren't the final wheels for the car anyways.