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  1. Kern Dog

    Borgeson or Firm Feel steering?

    I am often surprised to hear that guys haven't heard that the Borgeson unit can be bought and installed without cutting the column. Where have you been? It has been at least 10 years that the universal coupler has been available. Peter Bergman, a sponsor of this site, sells a complete kit with...
  2. Kern Dog

    Quick Ratio vs Standard Pitman and Idler Arms

    Yeah, there is a noticeable difference in the length.
  3. Kern Dog

    Where to find 7 1/4 rear end shock plates??

    Just about anyone that pulls their 7 1/4" axle to swap in something bigger seems to throw away the stock hardware. Put up a Want To Buy ad here. Someone may have some and not think anyone wants them.
  4. Kern Dog

    P.S. box rebuild FirmFeel or Steer & Gear?

    Make sure you confirm that they will ship immediately. There have been reports online of people ordering parts back as late as September of last year and they are still waiting. If you can wait AND if they don't charge you UNTIL they ship, it may work out for you. I don't dispute their quality...
  5. Kern Dog

    What SWAY BAR to choose

    I always like the appearance of rear hung front calipers and front hung calipers on rear disc systems. Also, I prefer the 73-76 A style K member and sway bar design. The sway bar tucks up neater and in tighter. It weighs less due to it being shorter in each dimension while still being effective...
  6. Kern Dog

    P.S. box rebuild FirmFeel or Steer & Gear?

    I don't "hate" them. They do what they can for the factory design. They are limited by the design constraints of the unit. Think of it this way....If you take a 1950s straight six and did every trick you could think of, (porting the head, extrude hone the intake and exhaust manifold, add EFI...
  7. Kern Dog

    P.S. box rebuild FirmFeel or Steer & Gear?

    The Borgeson units are a new design. Keep in mind, when the Mopar power steering was first designed and released in the Late 50s, super easy steering was a huge selling point. Their design was aimed to capitalize on that. Cars didn’t have to handle well. Tires were tall and squishy, springs and...
  8. Kern Dog

    P.S. box rebuild FirmFeel or Steer & Gear?

    I heard someone post that the Firm Feel rebuild was $600. Shipping your core to them could be another $100. That is less than a Borgeson but not by much. This really is a matter of “spend a little more and you’ll not regret it”.
  9. Kern Dog

    P.S. box rebuild FirmFeel or Steer & Gear?

    OR........ Ignore both of them and use a Borgeson from BERGMAN Auto Craft. This isn't a shill....I have no stake in your decision. My experience is that every Mopar steering box is saddled with a design flaw that is impossible to eliminate entirely. That is the dead spot in the middle of the...
  10. Kern Dog

    A body Steering Boxes

    If you trust Rick Ehrenberg, the ratio is 15.7 to one.
  11. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    I don't know. If it does, where would it show? Do you think it would result in a premature failure? If so, at which point? Early bushing wear? Cracks in the UCA somewhere? I've had neither. The car steers great, it tracks straight and is extremely stable at any speed. There is no irregular tire...
  12. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Yeah, thanks for that. I am well aware of it and have seen it numerous times. Some may have not so posting it may allow them to copy and paste it to their files for future use. 72Blu was right in that it IS a really old chart that does apply in most cases with most people but doesn't take into...
  13. Kern Dog

    A body Steering Boxes

    Yeah… they did offer the convenience of a packaged suspension and steering “unit” to use in older vehicles with straight axle stuff. I have a buddy that had a 56 F100 with the Volare setup. He didn’t drive fast around corners. The independent suspension, power steering, brakes and 4.5 bolt...
  14. Kern Dog

    A body Steering Boxes

    1973 brought in a bunch of steering and suspension changes for Mopars… not all of them were good. I read awhile back about the transverse torsion bar design for the FMJ body cars. The only advantage those offered for production was the room to place pre-catalytic converters right off of the...
  15. Kern Dog

    A body Steering Boxes

    The A body went to large sector in 1973, if I recall.
  16. Kern Dog

    67-73 Abody frame Rail and Rad Support

    That explains the confusion....that later built cars had the old style mounts. I was thinking that, based on how some things get mandated January 1st, that logically the later builds should have had what they would all eventually get. (Shock type bumpers) The Superbirds had to be built before...
  17. Kern Dog

    67-73 Abody frame Rail and Rad Support

    I have wondered about the shock type bumpers versus the standard bracket bumpers on 1974 models. I thought it was likely a change that took place partway through the model year. I assumed that the later builds would all have the shock type since all 1975-76 cars had them but I have seen/owned...
  18. Kern Dog

    67-73 Abody frame Rail and Rad Support

    I thought that ALL the front frame rails were the same except for 1967 and later, they spaced them further apart?
  19. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    See? I'm not the only one that likes to push these ideas!
  20. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    I wish that I knew an alignment guy that liked to tinker in his free time. I estimated adding 1/4" just as a starting point. Something like this could be mocked up on a test chassis and measured and recorded. The tubular arms that are purported to add up to 3 degrees or more could be measured...
  21. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Oh, I have the money. It is not about that in the least. I started with a junkyard mindset and it stuck with me. I worked construction for years and was a damned good framer. I was the guy that didn't mind using up the scraps, the imperfect wood, the leftovers. It was a challenge to make it work...
  22. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Maybe you've never heard of "Tolerance stack up" ? In most cases, all of the acceptable tolerances balance each other out. A frame rail could be slightly shorter on one side, slightly longer on the other, the K member could have its LCA pin further to centerline on one side and further away on...
  23. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Yeah....so how about MORE chatter about welding or modifying this stuff to keep it CHEAP ?
  24. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    I had the calipers front mounted on my '70 Charger but wanted to run the rear mount and the later FMJ 2.75" single piston caliper so I swapped the knuckles side to side. Of course it all swapped and fit right and the alignment didn't change enough to feel it. It still drove and felt the same to me.
  25. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Back in 1998-99, I made a home video with car stunts, jumps and collisions. I used free cars that were given to me along with a 75 Dart 4 door, a 74 Dart Sport 360, a 74 Dart Sport 225 and a 73 Duster. I jumped the 75 Dart 4 times, the 74 Dart Sport 360 got jumped 6 times, the other cars were...
  26. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    I like that they have a pad for the upper bump stop and that the ball joint mount looks gusseted.
  27. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    That is strange. They show up for me. This is with this computer. I just tried my phone. The pictures come through here too.
  28. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Okay, feel free to let me have it if you think that this is a bad idea but..... To those that want their cars to handle better, aligning the car to have more caster really helps. There are numerous ways to get there, some are more effective than others. You can crack open the wallet and buy...
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