Suspension advice

dustoff440 said

Thanks for all the great advice guys!! I haven't had the car all that long and I had it up on a lift a few days ago and I was surprised to discover that the ENTIRE front end including the sway bar bushings has been fairly recently rebuilt. I have almost enough money to go with a good set of tires and good shocks. I found a set of used .870 bars as well. Everything else will have to wait.

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Well you've certainly gotten much advice. But one thing you really should have said to begin with was your intentions and expectations.

It sounds like you just want moderate improvements and that you are not planing on going rally racing or anything like that.

If this is the case, then I think you are on the right track concerning tires, 340 Tbars and shocks. But one caveat ... don't just put on the heavier Tbars if the rear is still on mushy leafs - you'll end up with understeering, because the rear will transfer the "twist" back to the front of the car, which will then want to wash out - same as just adding a rear ARbar without replacing the front ARbar with a stiffer one - these need to work in pairs. Front and rear springs should always be in matched sets.

Also bear in mind that the stickier the tire the more roll you'll get with your existing suspension.