So you want to restore your Mopar, but you don’t think you have the garage space to do it. You’re afraid that if you tear the suspension out from under your ride, then it will have to sit in the middle of your garage, and nothing else will fit. What’s a guy to do? Well to do a complete restoration correctly, you really do need to remove everything, and this includes the front and rear suspension. There are a lot of viable options out there that you can check into when it comes to tools that allow you to remove the suspension and still have the car be mobile. You can either get a set of body casters, a body cart, a rotisserie, or if you’re a true handy man, you can build your own support system.
Whatever route you decide to go, making your car moveable after the suspension is removed is not a big deal, and we’ll give you a couple of ideas of what you can use.
1. The first option you have...
1. The first option you have is to make a set of body casters yourself. We made these from some simple angle iron, flat steel, and heavy duty casters.
2. The flat steel is cut...
2. The flat steel is cut to the appropriate size needed in order to bolt to the body at the bumper location up front, and the front mounting point of the rear spring.
2a You can also mount the...
2a You can also mount the rear casters at the rear bumper location. Just remember not to make the casters too tall or they can get flimsy and buckle.
3. With the casters mounted...
3. With the casters mounted you can easily roll the suspension-less car anywhere in your garage, and still put other stuff around it.
4. We found this body cart...
4. We found this body cart while looking through the web site at Summit Racing. A body cart is a great way to support your car while you work on it. The only concern we have is that inevitably, the one spot you need to work on is right where the car rests on the cart.
5. If you like the size and...
5. If you like the size and portability of a caster set up, but don’t want to make them, US Car Tool has the perfect solution. Their body caster kit is designed to fit any classic Mopar, and is easy to install.
6. The front casters mount...
6. The front casters mount to the K-frame location. The front set is the steerable set, while the rear is a fixed caster.
7. Just like our home made...
7. Just like our home made set of casters, the rear of US Car Tool set also mount at the front mounting location of the rear spring.
8. Once mounted, the body...
8. Once mounted, the body can be moved to wherever you need to go, and allows you to do a complete repair or rebuild to your ride. mm