manhours for front suspension rebuild?

1969dodgedartgt said

ok, I priced all the pieces that come in the PST kit on rock auto.
I looked at both the best "Ray Bestos Pro" pieces and the cheep moog pieces, total comes from 534 to 320 so I could be saving or spending about 100 more than the 439 for the PST kit.

So now the question is: what parts are maybe worth spending extra on and getting the potentially higher quality parts for? are should I or should I not spend extra for the Ray Bestos parts?...

also I'm not sure about how many of the following I need
lower control arm bushings
outer tie rod ends
inner tie rod ends

I think its 2 of each of these, is that right?

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I havent had experience with raybestos parts, only moog. but i think raybestos parts are not that great....i myself would probably use moog, and get my ball joints from just suspension.

heres a link about the just suspension ball joints, saying they are better than moog, maybe wanna look into getting your balljoints from them...

http://www.cbodydrydock.com/content.php?article.20

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=130166&highlight=moog+ball+joints+worth+price?

yes you will need 2 lower control arm bushings, 2 inner and 2 outer tie rod ends...


do you have the extra cash for a nice quality shock? larger torsion bars? a front sway bar?

also, you can use the larger C-body inner and outer tie rod ends, which will help a little bit in the steering...the A-bodies use a 9/16' tie rod, C-body uses 11/16"...you will have to get the adjusting sleeves too though, which is no problem...

also, what is the condition of your brakes? and are they disc, or drum?