Thanks for responding and welcoming me. I'm having my Valiant shipped up from Florida. I'm planning on starting on it in May. My intensions are full QA1 suspension, Gen 3 Hemi with Auto. Debating on the rear end, leaning 9".
I joined the group to hear actual experiences with QA1 vs other Tubular suspension systems. Any thoughts.
So my front suspension of my 74 Duster is pretty much all QA1.
QA1: K-member, Upper control arms, Tie rods sleeves (larger 11/16 size), front sway bar, Stocker star NA shocks and front strut rods.
Lower control arms are pretty much stock but with welded in reinforcement.
PST 1.03" Torsion bars
Energy Suspension and Prothane bushings.
The rear suspension has not been touched yet.
Going to put in new rear XHD springs, better shocks to replace the ick KYB's, installing a 8 3/4 rear axle with Suregrip, rear disk brake kit and nitro axleshafts.
Been looking at QA1 rear coilover set, but for $2500 for not much of an improvement for my needs, likely not going to get it.
Transmission is a rebuilt & modified A999 from a 1988 Dodge Diplomat police car, so I'm not going to touch that. But it is getting a gearvendor unit installed behind it.
Going to eventually put in a 408 Stroker that is based off of a 2002 360 magnum engine. (hoping for 500+ HP) It's currently in my garage being slowly assembled. For now I'm using a 1990 360 LA-Roller.
Also going to use the Holley Sniper EFI. Why? Because I daily drive this everywhere rain, shine and snow, And I have fun doing it. The mountain road twisties here in the Rockies are fun to drive now!
I may replace the QA1 shocks with Bilsteins. Both are good, may just stick with QA1.