Re: [AMC-list] HMX back on the road!

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One more thing I have mixed feelings on.
boxed lower control arms.
The strut sweep looks to me like it requires twist to occur in the lower arm.
Has anyone ran boxed lowers a long time and seen any signs that the strut and arm can handle the extra stiff lower arm long term?

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

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> From: "Steve Avery" <stoverstevens@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:41:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] HMX back on the road!
> 
> Don't know about part numbers but gather settings changed between
> factory
> bias ply cars vs. later ones radial ones. The '79 AMX and later Spirit
> GT
> definitely handle better and with better feel than my '70 AMX even
> though it
> has better than factory alignment and camber specs done to complement
> the
> wheels/ tires and offset, wider rims and tires, all new bushes and
> reinforced suspension arms.
> 
>  Something that did change, obviously, is that factory '79 and later
> AMX or
> Spirit GT's  are small body cars with arguably slightly better
> front/rear
> weight balance particularly with the six.
> 
> In addition, the factory GT or SAMX ( Spirit AMX ) have a factory rear
> roll
> bar and a much fatter front bar than my '70. Whatever the changes -
> small or
> large - they make a world of difference. Your  personal experiences
> may
> vary.
> 
> There are changes that can improve upon the factory offering. Ride
> height
> about an inch lower and front/rear spring specs more in line with what
> the
> B.F. Goodrich  Spirit AMX's used along with using poly supported stock
> bars,
> or better, a set from Larry Mitchell plus a set of KYB's or Koni's,
> new
> suspension bushes, new isolators for the rear spring leafs as well as
> the
> perches, a better steering box or the box built by a performance
> house, etc.
> really ties it all together. The ride height change really needs to
> accompany the spring change to make a real noticeable difference.
> 
> Steve
> 
> From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Dan Strohl <DStrohl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] HMX back on the road!
> 
> 
> 
> Dan,
> 
> First of all, congrats on getting some wheel time in the HMX.
> 
> Second:
> 
> 
> >First things first, though, it needs a front-end alignment. Does
> >everybody with a 1979 AMX running radials just go with the stock
> >alignment specs?
> 
> 
> I have to disagree with Andrew Hay on this one.  AMC didn't really
> have any
> money to "radial-tune" the suspension, as GM did.  As I recall, most
> of the
> part #'s for the front end didn't change between 70-83.
> 
> As far as modified spec's, I'd think the ones from "Performance
> American
> Style" would be a good starting point:
> 
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/A36n50m_IztvwyaexOGvPw?feat=directlink
> 
> -- Marc
> 
> P.S.  If you like the much more surefooted handling of more modern
> cars,
> stiffer shocks, higher-rate coils and an additional leaf or two in the
> back
> would help the Spirit out a lot.  Last night, on a whim, I watched
> the
> Hornet and Matador racing along in traffic in the James Bond flick
> "Man with
> the Golden Gun", and was frankly horrified by the utterly gargantuan
> yaw and
> roll.  How did any of us survive?
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