Recent content by krytellan

Yeah... that one's in better shape!

Yessir. Slant six with auto trans. 96,000 miles.

Late to the party, but I was starting to gauge interest in my wagon. Not pristine by any stretch, but it fits your criteria.

Hey everyone. It's been a while. I find myself at work and I'm hoping to find out from someone the U-bolt dimensions for the rear (5) leaf springs on my 1980 Volare wagon. I want to order my new springs, bushings, and bolts, but just need to know the size. Given that it's a wagon with the 8...

In prepping for the rear spring job I'll be doing in the next couple weeks, I decided to get under the car to check out the k-frame bushings to see the status. They look really good, in that there is no cracking or other wear that I can see. Which led me to wonder if there is any inherent...

If that's not the case is it necessary for me to go down to John R Spring (which happens to be 15 minutes from me) with my springs and figure out a resolution with them? Whether it be bigger bushings, smaller eyelets, or whatever? Or is there an acceptable range of looseness?

I was hoping someone could let me know how the bushings should fit into the above mentioned replacement springs. The front eyelets are round and apparently come pre-packed with bushings but the rear does not. I bought a set of rear bushings from Moog and they fit loosely into the rear eyelets...

Eastwood, actually.

True that. I was actually just thinking that I should look into getting some of that rust neutralizer that I read about on this forum a while back to take care of the rear portion of the frame while I'm in there. The underneath is actually in great shape due to what I assume was some form of...

So then it looks like I have all of the parts covered? Can anyone recommend a particular good paint or are there any opinions on that?

Hi all, Been gone a while but I'm back now. In a few weeks I am going to undertake the leaf spring replacement for my '80 Volare wagon. I already have the springs (5-leaf, all good there) as well as all of the hangers involved (thanks Deconstructor Jim!). I will be re-using the stock plate...

As in the infamous K member pucks?

Let's face it, I've never cared much about shocks and have always bought the midline Monroes and such. I was looking to get some new shocks for my Volare wagon to replace the stocks and was looking for a recommendation that would provide a really nice ride, perhaps better than OEM. I would spend...

Thanks. I'll look into that.

Hey guys. I was wondering what causes the front end to lean (in my case to the passenger side). I'm already looking in to replacing the rear springs and was curious to know the answer to this as well.