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recondo
Posted 2016-07-19 1:16 PM (#517084)
Subject: lowering the car


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any one with experience in lowering the cars 1 have a 60 dart pioneer and have lowered it to the level i like thru the torsion bars and rear blocks but now its sitting on the bump stops and the torsion screws are adjusted all the way out to 1/4 inch of threads left.. the car looks really good but has no travel.



Edited by recondo 2016-07-19 1:18 PM
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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2016-07-19 2:42 PM (#517086 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car



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You could get dropped spindles for your car which lower the front 2" without touching the torsionbars.

Sometimes you need to balance looks with drivability.
Stronger torsion bars and better shocks will help greatly for driviability.

All my cars are lowered 3" in the rear and have the Tbars adjusted to match.

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canyouheminow
Posted 2016-07-21 12:39 PM (#517247 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car



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Are you referring to the fatman fabrication spindles that use volare brakes?
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1961 fury
Posted 2016-07-21 11:44 PM (#517297 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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How low do you want to go?
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Fick4fun
Posted 2016-07-23 1:24 AM (#517398 - in reply to #517297)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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Man I wish they would make some kind of kit to drop my imperial to the ground with air ride
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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2016-07-23 5:03 AM (#517408 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car



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I was thinking of Fatman spindles indeed.

The only way to put a stock Chrysler/Imperial 'to the ground' is when you remove (cut away) the stock suspension and install another car's (GM) front suspension or aftermarket setup.
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Fick4fun
Posted 2016-07-23 9:03 PM (#517449 - in reply to #517408)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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I could do that but not sure I have the time or skill to graft a front end together. If it was a truck I'd be ok . I'll just have to drop the torsion bars and put a block in and roll with it.
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target
Posted 2016-07-25 3:26 PM (#517576 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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You could install a longer lower ball joint, dropping you another half inch. I use them on our endurance road race car to lower the car and raise the roll center. You can also cut down the rebound bumper a bit. Keeping them stock length and riding on them causes them to split anyways. Your bump steer and roll center may change a bit, but if you want it on the ground, handling doesn't sound like it's a priority.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/qa1-1210-207s/overview/year/1960/...

http://www.qa1.net/suspension/ball-joints/screw-in-style-ball-joint...

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Fick4fun
Posted 2016-07-26 11:47 AM (#517633 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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Hey big block is that one of your cars in the pic cause I love the satin look if I get around it might do that color on my imperial I don't really like shiny things so murdered out looks good.
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BigBlockMopar
Posted 2016-07-26 3:52 PM (#517654 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car



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That's my '60 NY indeed.
I was going for a tad more shine in the (semi-gloss) paint but it flash dried too quickly and didn't turn out the way I wanted.
Maybe a good polish job will get it more to my liking.
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Fick4fun
Posted 2016-07-28 6:57 AM (#517801 - in reply to #517654)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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I was going to try a Fatman universal kit but the guy on the phone was very rude. Trying to tell me that the imperial had unibody and it's clearly a full frame.he said he was a "mopar specialist "
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mikes2nd
Posted 2016-07-28 12:21 PM (#517818 - in reply to #517084)
Subject: Re: lowering the car


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rofl i tend to get a good laugh when i hear "mopar" specialist at a company selling stuff
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