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    Poorly designed sway bar mounts?

    Back in the early 80's when I put the 1 1/8 ADDCO bar on my '71, I didn't like the angle, and my father, who was a machinst, made some brackets that bolted on like the ADDCO angle brackets, to the shock bolt. They extended downward to a point approximately where the factory tabs were, but had...
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    Coilovers to Adjust Rear Ride Height?

    If you can find booster coils that go on TOP of the rear axle, between the frame and axle, the load won't be on the shock mounts. You used to be able to get them at camper/trailer stores. It will pick up your rear a few inches, but will ride kinda bouncy. The 1500 lb JC Whitney leaf...
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    shocking

    For 20 years or more I've used 1980's Corvette front shocks on the front of my Darts. Either the ones with or without the outer tubes. You just pull out the "bar" in the lower eye, replace it with the bushing from your old shock, and it's a bolt-in. The tight valving is excellent for handling...
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    Metal Fatigue points in A bodies

    I've repaired rear upper shock mounting points, K member cracks, t-bar sockets that "let go", strut rod bushing hole blowouts, and flapping tabs for forward upper-control arm mounts. It seems that over 125,000 miles you just get these things. I have 303,000 on a '71 Swinger with a 340, and...
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