Just Carbs
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You know more than you need to, I got one, ain't no great car.
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The unknown control arm
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Yes, the Aspen-Volare front suspension in a self-contained unit that can bolt to a body/frame vehicle's frame, if the frame rails are of the correct distance apart. There was a magazine article of putting one under a 1962 Ford F-100 pickup truck, which came with the leaf spring/straight-axle front suspension. This front K-frame, in one feld swoop, got that old Ford F-100: modern-style (for the time) power steering, front disc brakes, and a torsion bar ride. A very neat self-contained unit!
Quite ingenious of how the torsion bars were oriented laterally, then bent on the ends to attach to the lower control arms. Compact, too! Of course, those torsion bars, being as big as a forearm, make the normal torsion bars look like "match sticks",when laid side by side.
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Quite ingenious of how the torsion bars were oriented laterally, then bent on the ends to attach to the lower control arms. Compact, too! Of course, those torsion bars, being as big as a forearm, make the normal torsion bars look like "match sticks",when laid side by side.
Enjoy!
CBODY67
Just Carbs
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They're clever for sure. But all the rubber cushion pads all over the car make for a really weird waddle.
customsportsman
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Thanks for the photo, BigMoparJeff. I remember now, as my Dodge Aspen work was last done in 1992. That illustration you posted shows those huge rubber isolators on the torsion bars that I now remember. Plus, if one looks closely at the original poster's photo, the traditional torsion bar can be seen hiding to the left side.
I now concur; definitely not Aspen Volare, BUT...I remember those sliding slots for alignment. What a nightmare.
I now concur; definitely not Aspen Volare, BUT...I remember those sliding slots for alignment. What a nightmare.
Just Carbs
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That's probably a good idea. It was a long time before I figured out that my 5th AVE suspension or steering wasn't worn out, but instead the isolators were letting the body move around on the chassis sub frame parts. Back and front.
I will learn to like it, I quess.
bigmoparjeff
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Considering that the sub frame is attached with a piece of all-thread tack welded to the main frame of the car, I'm going to guess that there wasn't a whole lot of engineering that went into the build. I wouldn't be surprised if the caster is way off and that's why the car handles strangely. Once you've got it all back together, you should bring it to a decent alignment shop and see if they can get it close to spec.
Jeff
Jeff
Knebel
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Boah thats almost criminal haha. Check out the recent Vice Grip Garage with the monstertruck on youtube if you want tonsee a REAL shady suspension haha
traintech55
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It is not a "K" frame from an F, M, J, body car. Those have "J" shaped torsion bars. and mount directly to the frame. It does have the upper control arm mount like an F, M, J, body car though. Looks like it is from a car with "Iso" mounts. I am going to take a stab at 1973, 74 "B" BODY.
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