RE: Front Ends Ollie's Ramblings

[Doug Daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

start  by thowing out the tires and get some radials ,and turning up the t bars will not hurt your ride much just don't make it too high 

--- On Tue, 8/4/09, Doug Jacobsma <big_jake57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Doug Jacobsma <big_jake57@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Front Ends Ollie's Ramblings
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 10:09 PM
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> My '63's front end was just worn out.  Everything was
> sloppy.  You could wiggle one front wheel without the
> other moving, (tie rods), all the bushings were gone, upper
> and lower ball joints,  ect ect.  After all that
> was replaced, it drives about 50% better. 
> Unfortunately, it's still not great, and I'm not expecting
> it to drive like a new car, just like a good old one. 
> Wish the t-bar discussion would have come up a couple
> summers ago.  (Or maybe it did and I didn't pay
> attention).  I realize now how dumb it was to have it
> all apart and not replace those.  Ofcourse I'm fighting
> the cubic dollar limitation as well so that was part of
> it.  It's also running on old bias ply tires, so I'm
> not sure how much that contributes.  It just likes to
> follow wallows in the road.  (drives great on new
> pavement).  :-) 
> Also wondering if adjusting the t-bars will mess up my
> front end alignment?
> I'd like it to sit just a bit higher in front.  
> Any suggestions appreciated.
> 
> Jake
> '63 Sport Fury 'vert
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> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > From: satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Front Ends Ollie's Ramblings
> > Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:08:15 -0500
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> > I am somewhat perplexed about the front end issues
> that come up here. I cannot believe that a front end is
> totally wore out and will cost a few thousand dollars to
> overhaul.
> >
> > Most our cars do not have the mileage on them to be a
> total disaster.
> >
> > From my 2 cent view, the only items that would
> normally need to be replaced would be first, the lower ball
> joints and second LCA bushings. The way that our cars are
> set up with no coil springs there is not usually that much
> wear and tear on the upper ball joints. The third item that
> may be of issue would be the A-frame bushings. Here more
> than likely you have just wore out rubber. A squeak that
> drives u crazy. As far as outer tie rod ends, they just
> don't go bad unless they have been run on real bad lower
> ball joints or severely out of line, ie toe/in out. Inner
> tie rods last forever, same as pitman arms and idler arm.
> >
> > All parts can be inspected. Don't let rotted cracked
> rubber tell you a part is bad. Take your pry bar and pipe
> wrench and try to more tie rod ends, pitman arms, idler
> arms. A good wack with a stress relieving hammer on the drag
> link will cause something bad to move. If there is no
> play.its good. Grease it and go.
> >
> > Lower ball joints and LCA bushings can be changed at
> home. Of course you will have to take the lower control arms
> to a machine shop to be pressed.
> >
> > One more bit of rambling. Change your torsion bars
> first before you do anything. I put this off until one of my
> last projects. WRONG..should have been my first act of
> terrorism. It will improve your Mopar so much your will
> think you just bought it new.
> >
> > Ollie
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