Front end kit...what did you use?

[steved]

I'm in the market to change all the bushings and ball joints on the front of the GTX (as it's disassembled right now).

Do you guys have any recommendations/experience with the front end kits out there? Just suspension seems to have one, as does PST. Energy suspension has the bushings, but not the ball joints.

Just looking for options/opinons.

sjd

[landon1]

i'm curious to this as well. i was hoping to get my suspension done this winter - not sure if it will happen, but maybe late winter

[steved]

I'm pretty much convinced to go with poly bushings. for 150 bucks, jegs or summit has the energy bushings (front and rear). I'd just need to buy all the ball joints then, if I can get them all for another 150, then that pretty much offsets the cost of doing the PST or Just suspensions kit...

I did poly in an MGB I had, and it ROCKED.

sjd

[steved]

really? no one's done a front end with an all-in-one kit?

sjd

[71Runner]

I used a Just Suspensions Poly Kit for my '71.

[EaglesCall]

I put in the kit from PST. No issues other than discovering I needed to replace a lower control arm as well. I also used PST for my son's Duster - no issues there either.

[1fastrunner]

I did mine last winter. I used all MOOG parts which totaled just over $400. I also upgraded my 11" drums to 11.75" disc using the a body spindles. The car goes straight, handles 10 times better and I don't need two hands on the steering wheel to use the brakes.
Jim

[gary]

Hi Everyone,I got ball joints & control arm bushings from Rock auto (Spicer brand.Gary 71 gtx (goldleaf met.}