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  1. mattm

    Affordable Handling Upgrades?

    One a the things I've noticed is even with all good bushings n ball joints n tie rods, dodge power steering is just to dam sensitve i shimmed the valve in the pump n it helped i am goin to add another shim or two cause it still is a little sensitive at high speeds with the big steering wheel
  2. mattm

    I went out to the car show and got this wierd idea

    yea im with ya it would be awsome but alot of fabbin ya basicly be buildin a full frame for it
  3. mattm

    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    its plenty of room to go up higher its over half the adjuster bolt left id never go up that high i like the stance n ride as it is my car is probably to be considered rather heavy also its only - ac n its a iron headed 360 in it n then the obvious huge fedral bumpers
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    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    Drives great its very tolerable far as stiffness corners great far better then i stick to the bench seat lol only wish my 360 got better gas milage drove it 60 miles to a indoor car show in doswell va
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    Sway Bars

    Finally got a good bit of driving time in on mine over the weekend went to a indoor show about 60 miles from home. Found out a few things one a 360 is a thirsty sob n it handles great with sway bars new t bars ucas n strut rods almost to good now ya take a corner the car holds it the bench seat...
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    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    ok it wont let me upload the pic of it were i got ride height set at
  7. mattm

    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    its over half the t bar adjusting bolt left to adjust for future references. I have a half inch of space between bump stop n frame rail n have the bars to were i can fit my hand over top the tire in between tire n fender. I put the cobra wheels on it to take it to be aligned this after putting...
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    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    i apologize i havent had a chance to get the car up on ramps to get pictures i will try this weekend between work n classes havent had much time
  9. mattm

    Handling upgrade...what parts?

    Nice car goldduster i have mine set with about .5 between bump stops n frame rails with 1.03 t bars takes a hard bump to bottom it out i ve goin with pretty much a hotchkis tvs set up on my car with exception of upper control arms i didn't want upper heim joints hear to many people say they wear...
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    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    i think you will be happy with the pst bars the firm feels were a bit more these are firmer when i say a little firmer i am only referencing that as to a few people had me worried they would be neck jarring n its not like that at all it has a firm but decent ride n my reason for new bars was...
  11. mattm

    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    i will try n get some pix up shortly im very happy with them ride is only a lil firmer plenty of adjustment left i drove it bout 30 miles today to see if theyd settle any n placed a order for pst upper control arms today. want it to be at settled hight before i have it aligned.
  12. mattm

    Is this True about converters??

    little un related but i do have a lil insight on the dacco converters i have rum a few over the years in some ford c4s behind mild 351 windsors in light fox body mustangs n for the money they are hard to beat for a budget n wanting a converter on a build i trust the dacco far more then b&m n tci...
  13. mattm

    viper calipers

    Goin to check them out
  14. mattm

    viper calipers

    Does anyone know of or if a bracket configuration exsists to run viper calipers on big ball joint disk brake spendles?
  15. mattm

    adjustable strut rod???

    At this point I'd say the car handles as good as if not better then my last 95 mustang gt did n it had a few suspension mods but no were near what's been put on the gran pa car
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    adjustable strut rod???

    I installed the hotchkis ones on mine I'm not crazy on the heim joint idea i feel like with regular use they will wear fast. Over the course a the past year i have all but done the tvs package car handles awsome. I went with 1.03 pst t bars. N goin with pst upper arms last item on my suspension...
  17. mattm

    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    Got my pst 1.03 torsion bars in they are indexed now and i i have the ride height set at. .5 off the bump stops it rides good n handles awsome n its plenty of adjustment left were i have it set at isn't even past the center of the adjuster yet I'd say pst listened to what people wanted n...
  18. mattm

    a body tie rods

    anyone know the thread pitch on a body tie rods
  19. mattm

    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    got my new pst 103 bars in today thank you james n the new bars do have indexing in them for all who are wondering i hope to have them installed on my day off tommrow but got alot to do still got to plate the lower control arms after i pull it all apart n all
  20. mattm

    RMS Uppers, QA1 lowers, Willwood Brakes

    sorry i see they are qa1 from post title now. i keep goin back n looking at them u got any pis of the frontal view? curious as to were the sway bar tabs are oriented n all
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    thoughts on dropped spindles

    checking them out now
  22. mattm

    RMS Uppers, QA1 lowers, Willwood Brakes

    those factory lca's?
  23. mattm

    thoughts on dropped spindles

    really not worried about the adjustability kinda want budget friendly n functional u wouldn happen to know the pt#s on the kyb s off hand would ya?
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    thoughts on dropped spindles

    shocks are cheap replacements i intend to get some qa1s right after first of the year
  25. mattm

    thoughts on dropped spindles

    reddartowner i went 17x7 with 4" on front with 205 50 17s i plan on goin to a 205 45 17 soon as we have something wrecked come in with some good ones on it lol im a little cheap in that aspect probably one a the few to spend money on new 17 n 18" wheels but skimps n gets tires off a wrecked...
  26. mattm

    thoughts on dropped spindles

    oh im sure it will firm it up my logic was its spending most a its time on the bump stops now its probably less then 1/2" at rest between the bump stop n the rail n its bouncy ya gag it it comes way up you lay on the brakes car feels like its ready to do a endo. I want it to handle i know i...
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    thoughts on dropped spindles

    ok tryin to get my suspension squared away finally figured out my torsion bar choice n they are on their way i went with pst 1.03 bars james assured me they are of new design n are indexed. so i cancelled my order with summit on the .920 bars i want stiffer bars in hopes a less nose dive on hard...
  28. mattm

    a body upper control arms

    I have seen them on ebay i do like the double adjustability
  29. mattm

    a body upper control arms

    Looking for a body upper control arms. Wanting tubular arms without heims i drive the car regularly n heims seem like they would wear to fast under normal use any suggestions?
  30. mattm

    1.03 PST Torsion Bars

    James clue the sales team in i literally called first thing this am n the guy said new batch was same as the old so i ordered some 920s from summit i have since called summit n cancelled n ordered 103s from y'all
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