Mirada suspension?

4spdJohnny · 01-15-2012, 11:53 AM

What works for rear springs on these cars? I have my sons '82 that I installed a 83/4 out of a 70 Road Runner. I eliminated all the rubber isolater around the spring and moved the perches on the rearend housing so it is solid like a regular old mopar setup. Car does not hook real well front spring segment obviously winding up. Do they make a cal-trac setup for this car? Is there some old super stock spring that works? With out making the car sit like a tractor? Are there any front suspension tricks for these cars with the transverse torsion bars that help weight transfer and hooktion!?

aspen7709 · 01-15-2012, 12:51 PM

Is this for stock eliminator or a bracket car???? You need to change the leaf springs FOR SURE! they are what chrysler calls an "S" spring designed to flex and wrap up for a "smoother and more comfortable ride." not so good for drag racing. Let me know what you donig with it ie brackets,street, stock elim. and I can give you some suggestions. also contact CalTracs and Alf Weibe too. Calvert makes a killer front shock now.

Alex Denysenko · 01-15-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 4spdJohnny

What works for rear springs on these cars? I have my sons '82 that I installed a 83/4 out of a 70 Road Runner. I eliminated all the rubber isolater around the spring and moved the perches on the rearend housing so it is solid like a regular old mopar setup. Car does not hook real well front spring segment obviously winding up. Do they make a cal-trac setup for this car? Is there some old super stock spring that works? With out making the car sit like a tractor? Are there any front suspension tricks for these cars with the transverse torsion bars that help weight transfer and hooktion!?

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4spdJohnny · 01-15-2012, 09:22 PM

Thanks for the replies! Car is a street strip bracket car... for now. My 16 year old is going to be racing it in the highscool class at our local track. We dug it out of the trees last year and put a steel headed 410 small block in it. Car still has full inerior etc. and always will have. Its something he can drive to school and cruise in. Car has 3.91 gears wieghs 3570 pds with him in it. Ran mid 12's with terrible 60 foots (large cam and no convertor didn't help) car would lay there til cam came in and then spin! This year will have a mild 440/727 that ran 12.0's in my 70 Dart. Good torquey simple engine combo with a decent old 9.5 inch convertor. Is there a stock rear spring that will work or just pony up for new monoleafs? Other than different front shocks anything to do to front end? Have removed the railroad tie crash bumper behind the front facia.

Phillip marvetz · 01-16-2012, 06:36 PM

I'm just using some junk shocks and mono leafs with a small block in a aspen. It runs mid 1.50 60 fts like that.

4spdJohnny · 01-16-2012, 10:54 PM

What monoleafs? Cal-tracs? Thanks in advance!

GTX JOHN · 01-19-2012, 05:17 PM

We raced a Mirada Stocker for a while. It Had Super Launchers (Tri City Perf)
and they worked very well. Mopar produced different frt. hangers to change segment
length to use Mopar SS Springs on that body. Calvert makes Springs/Bars
for this combo as well and we use them extensively....
He prefers the longer length (24") Front length and he is much sharper than I am!

01-15-2012, 11:53 AM	#1
4spdJohnny Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 239 Likes: 465 Liked 119 Times in 42 Posts	Mirada suspension? What works for rear springs on these cars? I have my sons '82 that I installed a 83/4 out of a 70 Road Runner. I eliminated all the rubber isolater around the spring and moved the perches on the rearend housing so it is solid like a regular old mopar setup. Car does not hook real well front spring segment obviously winding up. Do they make a cal-trac setup for this car? Is there some old super stock spring that works? With out making the car sit like a tractor? Are there any front suspension tricks for these cars with the transverse torsion bars that help weight transfer and hooktion!?

01-15-2012, 12:51 PM	#2
aspen7709 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: sunny,az Posts: 165 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Mirada suspension? Is this for stock eliminator or a bracket car???? You need to change the leaf springs FOR SURE! they are what chrysler calls an "S" spring designed to flex and wrap up for a "smoother and more comfortable ride." not so good for drag racing. Let me know what you donig with it ie brackets,street, stock elim. and I can give you some suggestions. also contact CalTracs and Alf Weibe too. Calvert makes a killer front shock now.

01-15-2012, 09:22 PM	#4
4spdJohnny Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 239 Likes: 465 Liked 119 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Mirada suspension? Thanks for the replies! Car is a street strip bracket car... for now. My 16 year old is going to be racing it in the highscool class at our local track. We dug it out of the trees last year and put a steel headed 410 small block in it. Car still has full inerior etc. and always will have. Its something he can drive to school and cruise in. Car has 3.91 gears wieghs 3570 pds with him in it. Ran mid 12's with terrible 60 foots (large cam and no convertor didn't help) car would lay there til cam came in and then spin! This year will have a mild 440/727 that ran 12.0's in my 70 Dart. Good torquey simple engine combo with a decent old 9.5 inch convertor. Is there a stock rear spring that will work or just pony up for new monoleafs? Other than different front shocks anything to do to front end? Have removed the railroad tie crash bumper behind the front facia.

01-16-2012, 06:36 PM	#5
Phillip marvetz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lynden ,WA Posts: 820 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Mirada suspension? I'm just using some junk shocks and mono leafs with a small block in a aspen. It runs mid 1.50 60 fts like that. __________________ 2009 V/SA Record Holder

01-16-2012, 10:54 PM	#6
4spdJohnny Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Grand Forks ND Posts: 239 Likes: 465 Liked 119 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Mirada suspension? What monoleafs? Cal-tracs? Thanks in advance!

01-19-2012, 05:17 PM	#7
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,545 Likes: 2,242 Liked 1,887 Times in 580 Posts	Re: Mirada suspension? We raced a Mirada Stocker for a while. It Had Super Launchers (Tri City Perf) and they worked very well. Mopar produced different frt. hangers to change segment length to use Mopar SS Springs on that body. Calvert makes Springs/Bars for this combo as well and we use them extensively.... He prefers the longer length (24") Front length and he is much sharper than I am! Last edited by GTX JOHN; 01-19-2012 at 05:19 PM.