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Can we step out of the shock absorber sand box we have
been playing in for several days?
How did the factory firm up front suspension to create
the Chrysler Letter Cars and Dodge 500 /501 cars?
In '55-56 they FIRST installed heavy duty
coil springs; secondly they added heavy duty oil shocks which back in the
day didn't do much. In 1957 and later torsion bar cars FIRST they
installed H.D. torsion bars; secondly they added H.D. oil shocks which
didn't do much.
There were no polyurethane or polygraphite bushings
available for any placement. There were no factory heavy duty anti sway
bars (the Windsor /Saratoga bars are the same as the Chrysler 300).
Chrysler called anti-sway bars "sway eliminator shafts" if you want to check
that in section 17-29-0 of your parts books.
I am of the opinion that there would be many more car
owners interested in purchasing reproduction heavy duty coil springs or torsion
bars for their cars at perhaps $300 per pair than Koni shocks at $500
per pair and NOT JUST because of the price, BUT because it is
the CORRECT first step to firming the suspension.
It would seem that the '57-59 car owners are the most
interested in this discussion. I'm not an all around expert but for
that year set, if one pair of repro HDs for the Dodge /Plym and
another pair of repro HDs for the Chrysler /DeSoto were done it would be
covered. (My '55-58 parts book doesn't show '59 if I'm missing
something) Success of that project determines whether '60-61 projects are
considered.
'55-56 owners can look into HD coil springs but they can
already be ordered.
And don't get me wrong; I still want two pairs of
Koni fronts for two of my cars. One a 300 and the other an Imperial and
both cars CURRENTLY have HD torsion bars in them.
Wayne Graefen
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