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Most significant suspension upgrades, thoughts?

I'll have to look it up, I believe I used a CCP brake booster? I'm not shooting for Viper handling, that was just the advertising claim from Hotchkis.
Yeah, I don't know much about the CCP unit other than I put one of them on my Niece's 70 Challenger when I built it for her. I didn't like the feel of it on her car so replaced it with a Bendix style dual 8" like I have on my Charger. Now that I think about it, I can't remember if it was 8" or 7" but it wasn't enough boost IMO. Here is a pic of the CCP that wasn't up to the task. I don't have a pic of the Bendix I replaced it with.

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I'm definitely liking the guys at Firm Feel, from what little I talked to them they seem like great guys. After a short discussion he knocked my list down to 3 items, how often does a business recommend buying less? I believe I'm going to take his suggestion, rear leaves, Bilstein shocks and a 1 1/4" front sway bar.
 
Chris just put out another video on subframe connectors and makes some good points. Skip to 5:25
 
USCartool connectors. Bilsteins. Tubular UCA’s. Firm Feel Stage 2. www.musclecarbrakes.com

Don’t get carried away. Mine handles well enough for me. Good ride, stops adequate, caught in rain no sweat. Good road car. Comfortable. AC, PW, Modern seats don’t hurt.
 
I thought I was going with Firm Feel, great guys but no, at least not the springs. I've had nothing but trouble with my current springs, one of the problems has been the "banding straps" like pictured on Firm Feels set walking off of the stack. Hotchkis appears to use the heavy duty straps that are pinned to the stack. Surprisingly Hotchkis is cheaper and come with hangers and hardware.

Springs, Borgeson gearbox and universal joint are all ordered.

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