Hotchkis suspension upgrade kits

[challenger440]

just hooked up the Hotchkis UCA's. Went together real nicely and is excellent quality. Cant wait to get the steering linkage & T-bars installed to get this thing on the ground!

 

[Brads70]

Nice job! Nice and clean! They are a bit of work to set up as you have to disassemble them to make adjustments. But worth it in the end.
Here is mine.

 

[challenger440]

Wow, rad! Yes not lookng forward disasembling them...just had to take my best guess. You have the tie rid sleeves and strut rods I want (not to mention the brakes!) but I'm getting there. Running stock sleeves and rods until I can save up. Just got it on the ground today too and must have forgotten to center the steering gear or something before putting linkage back together...turns a ton in one direction but only 1.5 turns in the other. :eusa_wall: Bummer...will be back on jacks tomorrow for a bit.


What kind of finish is on your lower arms btw? Or is it just shaded funny in the picture? Also, do you have any pics handy of your center link? I cant tell from the manual which way it should really go in. Thanks so much for sharing Brads70!


.....Anyone else out there running similar setup and want to share too?

 

[Brads70]

It's just a rattle can paint job on my LCA's. It's an A-Body arm not a E-Body. I used a B-Body center link, I found it gave me slightly better results when setting bump steer. Tie rod sleeves I made, I used a stock inner tie rod and a howe quick bump kit for the outer.

 

[jbearden]

I have been thinking of buying this kit for my Challenger but my question for the rear sway bar is this:I have a B body Dana 60 that I have been wanting to put under the car with the Dr. Diff hangers.Will I have to then buy the B body rear bar for it to work properly or can I go ahead and order the entire E body TVS kit?

 

[Brads70]

I have been thinking of buying this kit for my Challenger but my question for the rear sway bar is this:I have a B body Dana 60 that I have been wanting to put under the car with the Dr. Diff hangers.Will I have to then buy the B body rear bar for it to work properly or can I go ahead and order the entire E body TVS kit?

The Hotchkis rear sway bar attaches to the rear end with clamps so the e-body one will work just fine. I too have a Dana B-Body length from DrDiff and the Hotchkis rear sway bar. I just unbolted it off the 8 3/4 and bolted it on the new Dana

 

[jbearden]

Thanks!