My Toxic '74 Duster

I bought most of my stuff a piece at a time from members here mostly as parts came up for sale, because I knew my project was a long-term project. If I was on more of a timeframe, then yes, I would put together a list and pretty much go shopping. You might want to go to the coil over conversion kit route, but other than header clearance, I’m not convinced that’s any better than the stock suspension with some updating. Besides, I like being different, and that’s part of the appeal of owning a Mopar. Once I saw a 4 door Plymouth Satellite able to post a faster lap time than a BMW 3series, driven for the first time by the guy that drives that BMW as his job, I was convinced that the factory system can be made to perform.

I’m no expert, but here is my build, though it isn’t on the road yet, so take that as you might.

I got most of my information from 72blunblu, AutoXCuda, inspiration from the green brick, and probably a few other sources.

US car tool subframe connectors, torque boxes, radiator support, and shock tower braces. (some of this stuff, I would probably build now)
Hotchkis rear springs, non-adjustable Fox shocks, front and rear sway bars.
RMS adjustable strut rods.
1977 Cordoba 11.75” rotors and calipers.
Pro Forged upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, (I used the Beefier C-body ends, though that may not have been entirely necessary.)
PST greaseable pivot pins,
SPC upper control arms from Peter at Bergman Auto Craft (BAC).
Firm Feel steering sector support kit, (not sure how necessary that was, but the thinking made sense to me.)
I boxed my lower control arms with scraps I had around, and welded the full perimeter of my K-frame & added gussets near the steering box support.
Firm Feel (I believe) 1.12” torsion bars,
Energy suspension upper and lower bump stops.
16:1 Manual steering box