How To Completely Rebuild Mopar Front Suspension - A,B and C Body (It's Fun I Swear!)
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- A couple video's ago, I completely stripped the front suspension of my 1968 Road Runner Clone (Sport Satellite). After the front end was cleaned and painted, I completely restored under the hood with new paint. With the front end painted and looking brand new, it was time to re-install all new front end components.
New ball joints, tie rods, bushings, shocks, swap bar end links, brake lines, wheel cylinders, brake shoes ect ect. EVERY SINGLE PIECE of the front end is all new brand name parts.
This hot rod should drive good as new once the motor is between the rails.
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Thank you for this video. AS a noob I really really needed something like this that goes step by step and that shows all the steps like you are doing here. I have a 1968 Roadrunner that I have had since 2008 and am only now learning
As a former 69 Road runner owner...make sure you go through and clean thoroughly the wiring block on fire wall. They are notorious for causing no starts. (from corrosion)
Love it..."for foot pounds, it's what ever I got". You never know what to expect: Mr. Dan just keeps getting funnier..
I love how Dani comes out and help with the car. If I asked my wife to pack bearing it would end in divorce.
@James Ogden lmao
I was wondering what the conversation was when she lubing it up on the time lapse. Sorry. My mind ain't right. lol!
My wife likes my gto and muscle cars and if i asked her she would probably just laugh and say ahhhh no!! Fun times!
Replaced my first one when I was 15. Benefits of a dad who helped spin wrenches and knew all the tricks ("don't waste money on slapper bars, it'sa Mopar, put in a pinion snubber").. Fond memories of making a sleeper out of junk... Great job and thanks!
Love the car and the show .. As soon as my rich uncle gets out of the poor house . I'm buying that !!!!
There is no right or wrong way. There is the quest for getting it assembled frustration free the first time.
Almost ready for that hot 440!
Great job. It's coming along nicely 👍👍🇨🇱
Well, I can see it now.....Dan cooking in the kitchen and Danni welding and grinding!!!!!!! New title....”Cars By DANNI”!!!!!!
She's gonna be breaking necks and hearts soon enough. Thanks for another great vidya!
road runner owner here since 1975 owned a few but the one i got i have had since 1975 make sure you check under dash at the amp meter if it has one they usually get hot and burn and cause over heating problems at the bulk head connecter i eliminate them and put under dash volt meter in about all MOPARS i have owned and that is a lot i think your doing very good for the first MOPAR keep them videos coming
Thanks for sharing your friend from B.C Rob B.C 🇨🇦 😎✌
I didn't see anything wrong with how you did the whole front suspension and brakes. I think it was very informative and reminded me why I love working on old cars.
You and Danni working together...awesome👍👍❤️
I missed DD's Mopar shop arc😂. That's a killer Mopar too
Gee, thanks for that bit about equating empty parts boxes to past cash.... Now it's all I'm going to see.
Dani can pack my bearings anytime. 😊
Thanks for sharing!
Yuh done good
It's true the slave cylinder bolts are in a tough place. Back in the day it would be 20 years before they leaked and when they did we rebuilt them on the car, by honing and putting a kit in.
Rarely did you remove and replace them, like everyone does today.
Vividly remember Pappy snapping off his second LH wheel stud before I could get out to him with a Whoa! That's a pre-70 Dad!
You Westerners are so lucky with no salt. In Ontario I change my gas and brake lines every ten years, whether they need it(they usually do) or not.
Great job, keep up the good work
Malcolm Ottawa Valley
Tonnes of salt out here in MB. 🙂
Great Monday morning video. Looks like your making headway . Have a great week. 👍
You talked quantity over quality in previous vid You sir do quality work whether chevy, dodge or ford. Like the fact your learning new stuff while giving us something to watch
Coming along nicely. Will be running soon 👍
Coming along nice. Be a nice driver when it’s done. Getting groceries in style.
Drum brakes are fine. The factory had them on big block cars and discs can be upgraded at anytime. Keep up the great work!
At at a hundred plus miles an hour drum brakes suck ask me I'll tell you all about that
Good content.
When you break a torsion bar, and you will, save it. They make the best pry bar ever. I still have mine from the 1960’s.
gonna be doing this soon on a 64 valiant and this REALLY helps out before diving in to it. Appreciate how straightforward you were with everything!
Tell Danni good job. Back years ago I would put springs on like that with pliers, didn't have that tool, and for packing wheel bearings, the grease goes right onto the bare hand!
Dan, @ 22:58 I always used Vise grips to install those return springs...I just couldn't deal with that tool. The spring always fell off....Meh, I never had an issue doing it with the "wrong-tool"...
EXTRA POINTS FOR DANNI DOING IT!
Those Camber (eccentric) bolts you are installing. The 2nd torsion bar that broke on my ex's Duster, took out one of those bolts when the car slammed to the ground. The whole wheel was shifting and moving about. (The car drifted a bit at highway speeds, so I knew something was wrong...) A co-worked saw it as I backed into a parking stall.
OK, strut bar. It keeps the control arms from moving towards the rear of the car as the car is taking bumps. I cannot explain it better, that's how I understand it..
It's great to finally see a Mopar front end being put back together...Got it...
Good job Dan. Yeah disk brake upgrade is a must.
Never done a Mopar myself, but have seen guys drop the k-member to do pretty much all the front end-work and raise it back into the car (or lower the body onto it) complete with engine and transmission when it's all tidied up. Looks easy at a safe distance!
Whoa! Whoa! Is that Quebec Maple Coke!?!
Danni is the coolest helping with the work load. My wife is the same way and not afraid to dig in when i need to get something done . There is a trade off. I now know how to use a mop on our floors, do dishes using soap instead of gasoline and can work the washer and drier. And you thought it was all one sided. To be honest, it was a surprise to me to. Both of you are a perfect match.
Toot Toot!!! You earned it Dan! Go ahead and toot your own horn...lol! ✌
I miss all the cars I had back in the day ! Wish I had never got rid of them . I had a 56 and 55 Chevy my first car was a 691/2 440 six pack A12 that’s a car a 16 year old should never have I’ll leave it at that!! This was back in 1973 . I love the old try five chevy’s and the late sixties mopar’s l raced a 1970 Duster 340 that one and my 55 Chevy are the ones I miss the most. That’s why I enjoy watching you I really like what you are doing keep it up . But I’ll say this hold on to the ones you really like because there getting harder to get !
You need to bondo that passenger side front fender so it looks as nice as the rest of the car
OK, Dan, I'm seeing you getting into learning something different. You're getting into the Mopar frame of mind AND, you're showing us how you did it to boot!!! I learned at work, that one cannot be afraid, or, shy away,, from learning something new....I think that's what kept me employed 40 years at a company that had layoffs every Friday....The Mopar guys are, no doubt,,,,,,grinning seeing you going after this Dodge. (PLYMOUTH!!!!!) Just say Mopar Dan, and you'll be good...
Sorry Danni, I never use gloves to re-pack bearings to this day...Yeah, it's a smell that stays with you! Difficult to handle raw food afterwards. (It always tastes like wheel bearing grease.) Meh, I'm still alive and kickin!!! Glad you used gloves Danni !!!!!!!
BOB.. good way to remember BiG shoe to Back
“Big on back”
Painted parts , installed parts owning a Mopar ... Priceless . Good job Danny Boy !!!
I know not a thing about Mopars but it looks to be ok to me!!!!!!
My dad finally got me into owning a muscle mopar, so I will probably have to get the special tools those things need. At least its pretty and chicks dig it.
Drum brakes and a big block ? Absolutely ! Brake early, steer with the foot feed.
The Satellite looks awesome!! Can't wait until that 440 arrives!! Keep up the good work. Cheers!!
Gitter Done Dan , Good Job Dan
Hell man you are kicking ass on the satellite.....nice work can’t wait for the 440 install and first burnout!!!!
Hey Dan love the car it looks so nice and straight on the driver side you need to fix that front fender on a passenger no car will be mint! Love the car
Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R Tires would look good on that .
Agreed! I just put a set of sr's on my 69 goat...28x12x15 and 26x6x15's. Nice lookin tires!
@@puddleduckist I bet it looks good .
Tack welds are cheap, lol love it! Dani u r a trooper packing that bearing, men don't need gloves, lol! I hate drum brakes, u have more patience then me to deal with them. That is why I am going to change out to disc when I get to rebuilding the 67 Camaro. Love ur videos
Great video Dan! (ie): camera work/resolution, audio, lighting and narration!! Greg
Thanks for showing the process
Great video. Nice to see something different and learning is always good. Some how this will end up in one of my future novels. Thanks.
Dani did good on packing the wheel bearing..I usually drop them in the dirt at least once
Really great job on putting all new parts an front end back together.. looks so nice all painted up .. one little thing extra I would have done is put never seize on the threads .. in a huge believer in never seize .. jus so much nicer for the next time u take apart or for the next guy .. other than that ya did super super job !! I’m surprised as u being a mechanic at your full time job you would have done more front end work in all name brands of vehicles.. I realize you may not have many oldies coming thru the shop like that but still on some mid 80s 90s stuff .. any who lol .. looking forward to the next video !! Cheers 🍻
Its ready for the 440 can't wait
I cant wait for that Chrysler satellite to be ls swapped
@@chuckstith838 I'm not a fan of ls swaps but if it pisses the dodge boys off more why the hell not.
I always wondered how those Mopar front ends worked, thanks for showing us Mr. Mopar.
BIG E ROCKS
The ol mopar's coming together! Lookin great!! Great work, mucho respect to you sir for how hard you work on these cool classics!!
Your next Chevy project should be a Vega (in stock form) or a Chevette or an Aveo or a Cruze or a Spark or an Equinox (with the Chinese motor) just to name a few. That's why your next project should be a Chevy. Keep up the good work Danny boy!
Whenever I changed lug studs on molars I always put RH thread in. Looking real good Dan. Keep on keeping on
You showing the Queen D how to pack a wheel bearing is how I learned from my dad how to pack a wheel bearing. Old school
Great video Dan. One tip though
From a mopar guy....those drums need to be swaged to the hubs
Without...they will slip on the hub and the studs will jack up the drum.
Causing all kinds of issues.
Chevy drums are hubcentric.
And once you’ve got the wheels tight the drum stays put. no so for mopars
The swages centre the drum on the hub. I tried it years ago after seeing many chevys with them separate
Roached a very expensive set of drums because of it.
If you are going to convert to front disks, speedway motors sells a kit with everything but the lower ball joints (discs require bigger attaching bolts.) Otherwise look for a late 70's Cordoba or Magnum for junk yard parts.
Another instructional vide. Never tire of them. Rock On, Dan.
Awesome automotive repair workshop man from Australia in Adelaide
Man, you're making this thing mechanically brand new!
This is my favorite car so far from the channel. I had a few Mopars many years ago. So this brings back a lot of memories. I had to get new front drums for my 68 Charger when I was in high school which required a machine shop to remove the old hubs and press in new studs etc. But when I saw how you did it so the hub and drum can remain separate, I thought that's brilliant! I wish I had known then that this was possible. I also wish I had known all this stuff would be worth a small fortune in the future. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten rid of it all.
Hi Dan & Danni.....good to see you are teaching the Missus the bearing packing. Well done Danni !! Great video , I do not find this boring. It is a learning experience for sure. Thank you for what you do. Cant wait for your next video.
Looking good dan, sure is nice to have the other half come out and help in the garage at times isn't it.
its looking great Dan ...
Lol, I remember commenting a while back on an older video for you to not forget about the break and fuel lines because you cut them. Annnnd here we are! Good catch!
Tighten suspension when car is at ride height so that bushings are at neutral twisting pressure. Especially lower control arm bushings. My 2 cents. Thanks for saving a mopar. Your right chevys are cheaper to build. Another great video. Set ride height as per factory spec to avoid bump steer..level car to 1/8 inch side to side. To level car lift one side and lower other same amount or vice versa. Hope this helps.
I use a GM style ball joint tool to press in the wheel studs on the hubs, I has some that were tight and stretched the wheel stride trying to pull them through with washers and lug nuts
that baby gone ride so nice when all is done
Coming along nicely
Doing a great job gonna be a cool ride Jealous
Great job Dan!
Don't worry about the stopping power of the drums on front. When I was a kid we always said "A hot rod is for going, not for slowing".
(Okay, maybe not the smartest philosophy, but we all survived. Lol)
Awesome 👍🏻👍🏾 yeah if it was me and you could get the parts I would go disc on the front 👍🏻😀
Satellite, Super Bee thats the clone I would make. Looking Great Dan Entire car is coming along Nicely..440 here we come its going to Rip. Be a great weekend Cruiser.
Suggestion, good long fiber/boat trailer wheel bearing lube on the contact surfaces of the upper arm cam bolts and washers.
Stuck torsion bar tip.
Make sure ur good at the bar c clip, and the 5/8 torsion bar tensioner is backed out then loosen the lower arm nut and drive the arm and bar back.
Great job, great video Dan!!!!
Dang man. Between work and the cars you are a machine
One thing for sure when you talked about the drum breaks and a Big block. I had a 68 GTX 440 with drums. All sorts a go and no woe. Very close to a total loss in the rear end wreck. Of course is was 18 then. Nuff said.
decades ago a guy brought me his Corvette . it wondered all over the road . he had new tires and an alignment and the local big dog tire shop. the same place that sold my mother 7 new batteries in 10 years for her toyota. any who they had left everything loose under the Corvette . had to replace the new tie rods sleeves idler arm . boy he was pissed he'd just had it all replaced and a alignment. so now I tighten and cotter pin each nut Everytime.
Doing a great job Dan
"Whats going on guys?" Pulling up a chair to watch more of the 55 station wagon videos. Oops. Now its the 68 Plymouth. Building quite a collection. Complete Car builds.
God bless Dani packing wheel bearings my Wife would have told me , well you know . But she does help me bleed brakes so I can't complain .
Wonderful job on a worthy car. Can't wait to see the 440 motor. I raced against a 440 once on the street. I had a Corvette 327 365 with a 373 gear, his 440 had such torque that i beat him to 100 MPH but as we got to the top end he slowly crawled ahead about 130 MPH. I was sick. They can pull a lot of car. All the best, Dennis in Virginia
Engine bay turned out nice
My lubetube feed tells me the 440 will soon be in route! Woooop!
Btw, the parts you were calling “pins” ( with 2 different lengths) are actually called hold-down
“Nails” because they go through the hold-down springs..... at least that’s what we called them when I was making a living as a Brake and Suspension mechanic back in the Dark Ages.
I love this build and that 60's Avacado green . Keep up the good job!!
i am a fan of the torque spec setting "all of it"
You Bad Chad an Halfass Kustioms should start a shop together, would make millions and no other shop could keep up.
Nice tight front suspension now for sure. Does Danni know your using her live chair for parts storage?!? Maybe she didn't see while doing that Excellent grease packing job. Cool video
🤣🤣🤣 oh, I'm aware ..... 😑🤣🤣🤣🤦🏽♀️
Good job team work is nice lol
Good stuff as usual, sorry I enjoy watching you struggle a bit because you help me know it's not just me. My current project is a mistreated 72 El Camino...
Nice job. The bottom of the fender needs a little green paint on it to preserve it.
Good news, if you need the longer pins it means you've got the wide shoes. It'll have a better chance of stopping with a big block.
Dan that engine bay looks great, and that Jackson Pollock abstract on the back of the door is really shaping up!