Quick Question: Subframe connectors- WHY didn't they do this from the factory?

I wouldn't say they "handled like ****". All the torsion bar Mopars handled better from the factory than their competitors. Contemporary road tests bore this out. Not like a modern performance car, no. But don't judge them based on clapped-out examples with 200K on the ball joints and bushings.

hate to say this...i agree with you...but if you have taken one of these cars apart you can tell they (the workers) didn't give a ****.. just look at the neatness of the welds..the quality of fit...no, these cars were just slapped to together.. especially when you compare them to other cars of that era.. and they handled like **** as well...

But we love our car anyway...