BS on changing tire alignment specs from stock.

[cap67]

My opinion for entertainment purposes only. My 67 RT with manual steering even if it had power steering. if you bought a new RT or GTX back in 1967 the car would handle better than most mid size cars back then. just think if they had radial tires and gas shocks handling would be a great deal better. fast forward today a lot of talk about changing alignment specs for better handling and changing parts and adding things for better handling but hurting the ride of the car and harder to steer with negative camber or positive caster. just putting my RT back to close to stock specs like camber from negative camber to near 0 camber the car rides a lot better not hitting the bumps as hard still handles very nice. I like my classic cars for the characteristics of what they were when I first started driving them. yes put on the radial tires and gas shocks but anything more If I want modern handling better gas mileage better brakes better AC more comfortable I will just hop in my new challenger.

Hi I'm sorry but I disagree. My 67 has carburetor still. No efi. But with that said I Love to Drive my Convertible. New disc brake swap, newer style m.c. front/rear sway bars, c body tierods & sleeveselec ing. Factory looking aluminum rad. Grant wood grain wheel. Kyb shocks & Just put in borgeson box. With that said All stock interior and body chrome. Please I'm Not here to say what's better or worse. Just my choice. More Safety & drive ability.

 

[Coelacanth]

This topic is a good read, thanks to all the contributors. I'll be going through this next spring. My '70 Charger had 195-75-14's on it when I bought it in 1986, and upgrading to 255-60-15's in the rear and 205-70-14's in the front made a very noticeable difference. I now have Cooper Cobra 275-60-15's on 9" rims for the rear, 235-60-15's on 8" rims for the front, planned for next spring. That alone will help even more, but I have the Moog offset bushings for the UCA's ready to install. At that point, I'll probably lower the front end at least an inch, then get an alignment. This could be considered Phase 1 of the handling mods as all of this is pretty affordable compared to the more radical, non-stock suspension upgrades.

Like Jamie from DDG says, these cars handle pretty good with the original torsion bar system, but some modern improvements make a big difference. I will probably consider fast-ratio Pitman & Idler arms for Phase 2, but that'll be a ways down the road.