Front End Rebuilding

["Jeff Shaw" <gtxshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The things I learned when I rebuilt the front end on my 68 Plymouth Fury:

1. Do one side at a time- do not disassemble both sides at once.

2. Lay out or mark all your inner/outer tie rod ends.

3. Some torsion bars are very difficult to remove.

4. Lower ball joints are very expensive.

5. A flat monkey wrench will unscrew upper ball joints with a cheater bar attached.

6. Mark your caster/camber doughnuts so you are close when you get it back together unless you have a trailer to get to the alignment shop.

7. Replace your front brake hoses while the front is apart.

8. An arbor press/pitman arm puller/pickle fork are must have.

9. Clean and paint everything while disassembled.

10. Stay with original style bushing & be careful when you press in the lower control arm bushings (you might have to come up with a homemade adapter for your press.

11. It's alot of work but the satisfaction is high and shops charge about $1500 to do it.

Good luck,

Jeff