1973 Roadrunner 440
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1973 Roadrunner 440
Hi, I'm Jordan and this is my first post on this site. I just recently bought a 73 Roadrunner and want to be getting some parts for it but first a little about me. I'm 19, only really started working on cars about 2 years ago, I go to college for automotive and Live in Nebraska. I have a bunch of questions and would love it if I could get some help.
The first thing I am going to be doing is steering and suspension. The front tires have some serious negative camber and is causing the inside of the front wheels to wear pretty quick. I believe the torsion bars have been messed with causing the front end to sit about 3-4 inches lower than OEM ride height and also causing the bad camber. I like the lower front end look so anything else I can do to fix the camber?
What is the best website for my car?
What is the best magazine for my car?
Any tips or tricks I should know?
Any certain people I should talk to?
Thanks, Jordan.
The first thing I am going to be doing is steering and suspension. The front tires have some serious negative camber and is causing the inside of the front wheels to wear pretty quick. I believe the torsion bars have been messed with causing the front end to sit about 3-4 inches lower than OEM ride height and also causing the bad camber. I like the lower front end look so anything else I can do to fix the camber?
What is the best website for my car?
What is the best magazine for my car?
Any tips or tricks I should know?
Any certain people I should talk to?
Thanks, Jordan.
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Welcome!
This forum is a good start. There may be other forums more suited/setup for Roadrunners but I feel as though we do a pretty good job of being able to help out all Mopar folks.
There are a few Mopar based mags out there where they cover quite a bit. Just remember, just because they do something to a Dart, doesn't mean it can't be done to a Roadrunner, you will just need different parts.
Take a good look at the torsion bar crossmember as they have a tendency of rusting/rotting out. Other than that, make sure you do your homework/research before starting something and make sure that you have all the parts before starting. Parts are going to break and you can't always plan for that but you can be ready.
Depending on what you want to talk about there are quite a few people here who know a lot in their respective areas. rickyr is a great person to talk to about holley carbs, setting them up, which one is right for your motor/vehicle and trouble shooting.
This forum is a good start. There may be other forums more suited/setup for Roadrunners but I feel as though we do a pretty good job of being able to help out all Mopar folks.
There are a few Mopar based mags out there where they cover quite a bit. Just remember, just because they do something to a Dart, doesn't mean it can't be done to a Roadrunner, you will just need different parts.
Take a good look at the torsion bar crossmember as they have a tendency of rusting/rotting out. Other than that, make sure you do your homework/research before starting something and make sure that you have all the parts before starting. Parts are going to break and you can't always plan for that but you can be ready.
Depending on what you want to talk about there are quite a few people here who know a lot in their respective areas. rickyr is a great person to talk to about holley carbs, setting them up, which one is right for your motor/vehicle and trouble shooting.
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Fire them away, in the proper sub-forum of course, help is just a mouse click away in most instances
The first thing I am going to be doing is steering and suspension. The front tires have some serious negative camber and is causing the inside of the front wheels to wear pretty quick. I believe the torsion bars have been messed with causing the front end to sit about 3-4 inches lower than OEM ride height and also causing the bad camber. I like the lower front end look so anything else I can do to fix the camber?
Thanks, Jordan.
Depending on how the previous owner "lowered" the front and how far he took it, a simple front end alignment may fix it, if he hasnt lowered it out of adjustment range. The only way to know is a front-end shop, but be wary they may want to 'rebuild' yours,( and they will usually charge way more than what you can do it for) and most everything that they will do YOU can do yourself. Just listen to parts they say you 'need' and make your decision from there... If they tell you they cant align because of not enough adjustment, you may have to 'un-do' the lowering some to get some adjust ability back for alignment. M2C
What is the best website for my car?
This one
See above for that answer
Depends on WHAT you are wanting to do and ask... The right parties will respond most of the time...
BTW Welcome to the site and enjoy...
The first thing I am going to be doing is steering and suspension. The front tires have some serious negative camber and is causing the inside of the front wheels to wear pretty quick. I believe the torsion bars have been messed with causing the front end to sit about 3-4 inches lower than OEM ride height and also causing the bad camber. I like the lower front end look so anything else I can do to fix the camber?
Thanks, Jordan.
What is the best website for my car?
What is the best magazine for my car?
Any tips or tricks I should know?
Any certain people I should talk to?
Any certain people I should talk to?
BTW Welcome to the site and enjoy...
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