My Duster Adventures

75slant6 said
Well, I’ve been promising y’all pictures and keep forgetting to take some. But I drove the Duster to work today and took this picture just for y’all! :D

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I did get the car aligned yesterday. They said they couldn’t get more than 4* caster out of the drivers side, passenger side had 7* when I took it in. It drives real good so I’ll run it with 4* caster for now, this winter when I install my aluminum heads and cam, I’ll pull the control arms and adjust the rod ends to get more caster.
After I got it aligned, I filled up with gas and then just went and drove back roads awhile. LOVE how this thing drives!

Because these (now 50 year old cars) were not built to the tight tolerances of todays cars, I often stack both front / rear spacers on the UCA poly ends (both) only on the front. That shifts the ball joint receiver further rearward (more caster) without putting the UCA in a bind. On my personal Duster, I only did that procedure / fix on the drivers side. The Butch Leal street Duster has the passenger side off. Just the way they are.

my favorite part is the way the fenders droop over your tucked in front wheels/ tires......and of course the patina.....hard to duplicate that!