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guyman |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 451 | Looking for some new suspension parts...looking for vendors for: 1960 Desoto Adventurer, 2 dr HT Inner Tie Rods Adjusting sleeves Wheel cylinders Center link I know this stuff is up on Ebay., but looking to buy direct. Thanks., Guyman Edited by guyman 2015-04-01 9:10 PM | ||
ABloch |
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Expert Posts: 1479 Location: Pacific Northwest | Did you try Kanter auto parts yet? | ||
hoodinki |
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Veteran Posts: 119 | https://www.kanter.com/productdetail.aspx?Mak=Desoto&Ov=1&Yr=1960&Dv... | ||
luedi |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 538 Location: Hamburg-Germany | http://catalog.p-s-t.com/index.php?c=Sg_Homepage&year=1960&makeID=4... | ||
finman |
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Regular Posts: 97 Location: Queens NY | Yeah go with p-s-t.com. kanter is a rip off. | ||
guyman |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 451 | I got most my stuff already., except I need a front drum...and Kanter has them., but kinda pricey...that's why looking for other options. Thanks., Guy | ||
Mopar1 |
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Expert Posts: 3035 Location: N.W. Fla. | check Roberts Motor Parts & Bernbaum? | ||
mstrug |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6502 Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | They are $99 on Epay. see if these guys have them: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brake-Drum-57-58-59-60-61-Dodge-Plymouth-12... Edited by mstrug 2015-04-10 1:05 PM | ||
guyman |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 451 | Thanks., I see they got the 11" drums too...but $68 for shipping one drum...these things made of gold now?????...rdicuous!....have a call into John at Big M...he may have one. Thanks Edited by guyman 2015-04-10 4:40 PM | ||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Guy, at the very least, for the front end (where 80+% of the braking effect occurs), you want to have as closely-mated, as possible, turned-drums be installed, so that one brake won't work against the other one, by virtue of them possibly-having significantly different 'working' drum diameters. The ones on Evilpay are not very expensive. And, if your ride appears to be pulling to one side, under braking, as previously discussed on other threads, you should install new rubber brake lines, because old/aged lines might LOOK ok, but they can have deteriorated internal passages, which would affect their braking response. Edited by d500neil 2015-04-17 2:11 AM | ||
bad58mike |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1150 Location: Southern California | Andy Bernbaum has all that stuff | ||
GaryS |
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Expert Posts: 1207 Location: Ponder, TX | Just some info that might affect your decision about where to buy parts. I bought nearly every steering part from Kanter for my '56 Plymouth. Everything was marked as being made in China. I ended up salvaging some of the original, 60-year-old parts, as they were better than the new replacements. Last fall, I rebuilt the entire steering and suspension system while on the bare frame. The frame sat outside since that time and today I noticed several rubber grease seals have dried, hardened, and at least one of them split while just sitting. Now I'll have to find a source for good seals and disassemble everything to replace the Chinese made crap! The only ones that are still flexible were on a couple of decades old NOS Mopar parts that I found. If they couldn't withstand 5 months of weathering without falling apart, they aren't even worth putting on a car. If I was doing it again I find good used parts if I couldn't find NOS. Edited by GaryS 2015-04-19 3:27 PM | ||
zrxkawboy |
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Veteran Posts: 168 Location: SD | Check with PST. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | I like moog parts. Lately I've had good luck getting parts from amazon.com. | ||
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