Strut Rods

player1up said
George, What year are you needing the strut rod from? I think I have a pair floating around the garage that are different that my 73 ones that you can have if you want to pay shipping. They are from a 72 duster. ya, know, let me go see if I can find them before I put my foot in my mouth... :lol:

Thanks Player. I think Fishy68 has one for me. If something happens, I'll PM you.

340duster said
Who makes the longer than stock upper ball joints? What these will accomplish is a lower roll center location and would also likely improve the camber curve. This of course will improve cornering ability. To fully understand the effects you would have to use some suspension software.

Another way to accomplish the same effect is to use F-body (Aspen/Volare) spindles on an A-body. They are about 1" taller.

The longer upper balljoint have been available for GM's for years for use in oval and road racing. I did not know they were available for mopars .

Someone posted a link here on FABO to a Stock Car website that sold these parts. I was interested in it and read it, but I didn't save the site. I thought it would help my suspension geometry since I plan to raist the front of the car up to help with tire clearance since I have fenderwell headers. I don't really have the money to spend on a set of Volare/Aspen spindles. Man, I remember when those cars were EVERYWHERE!

autoxcuda said
Theres a couple of ways to get longer upper ball joints.

The one I think he may be referencing to is the Howe upper ball joint. Most circle track race cars use the K727 style upper ball joints. The Howe ball joint is low friction, adjustable lash, aluminum body, and interchangable ball joint pins.

I'm very familiar with these. I have installed and adjusted many of the Howe upper ball joints on the circle track team I helped with.

The Howe upper balljoints are a pretty hardcore piece. Not all the guys in our class choose to spend the money to run them. They are a fine detail item. The low friction is really nice too. But that is only if all the other bushing points are low friction.

They Howe upper balljoint is one of the only ways to adjust spindle height in a relative quick manner. Nice when we are testing different geometries out with the designer of our chassis'.

They do require maintenence. I have spotted them getting out of adjustment mid season or so. That's about ten races 15 or so practice nights, and practice before races.

The other adjustable upper ball joint is a sperical heim joint with a tapered stud on the end to go into the spindle and the other side threaded. You shim the threaded section to get the height you want.

Thanks for that AutoX. You explained it very well. It doesn't seem as though these ball joints are intended for what I need.