manhours for front suspension rebuild?

1969dodgedartgt said

Man, I'm sorry. I didnt see these reply's. Think my password needs changed or something. Why am I not seeing this thread come up in my user cp.....

anyway. drum breaks. I could afford to spend a bit more on sway bar, torsion bars or shocks, witch is most important? I don't think my shocks are bad, no extreme bounciness in car. car reads about 78K miles which maybe actual millage, but heck if I know, things aren't in too bad of shape. havent checked breaks for about a year, they were fine back then. may start ordering parts this weekend...

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Of those three options, I'd add the sway bar. That would have to most dramatic effect assuming your torsion bars and shocks are still in good condition. As for buying a torsion bar removal tool, you can if you have the extra bucks but it isn't necessary. If you're removing the lower control arms anyway, just take all the fasteners loose....strut rod nuts, shocks, lower ball joint, etc, and just drive the lower control arm to the rear.....torsion bar and all. Use a block of wood if you're worried about making a mark on the control arm with a hammer. Sometimes just a pry bar is all you need. The ball joint socket would be a better buy but I've used a big (24") Crescent wrench and a pipe to remove them in the past when I didn't have the tool.