QA1 front suspension swap? Opinions? Experiences?

[Seabeckredneck]

  In the early stages of building a Superbird clone, I was keeping it mostly stock other than beefier torsion bars, Bigger sway bars etc. A friend suggested I should concider a QA1 complete front and rear suspension swap since I plan on racing the car. I'm looking for thoughts, opinions and suggestions from anyone that has any experience with this set up.

   Thanks

[Kern Dog]

The stock setup is hard to beat for durability and strength. The K members don't weigh as much as you'd think.

[Kern Dog]

You can shave some weight while using the stock K member though.
I made a few changes that knocked 36 lbs from the front end:
Borgeson steering box 14 lbs. over the Mopar P/S and Fast Ratio arms.
Dr Diff 13" Cobra front brakes. 14 lbs over 12" Cordoba front brakes.
QA1 hollow front sway bar 8 lbs over a solid 1 1/4" bar.
I could have gone with tubular UCAs, that might save a pound on each side.

[Seabeckredneck]

You can shave some weight while using the stock K member though.
I made a few changes that knocked 36 lbs from the front end:
Borgeson steering box 14 lbs. over the Mopar P/S and Fast Ratio arms.
Dr Diff 13" Cobra front brakes. 14 lbs over 12" Cordoba front brakes.
QA1 hollow front sway bar 8 lbs over a solid 1 1/4" bar.
I could have gone with tubular UCAs, that might save a pound on each side.

Thanks for the information and food for thought Kern Dog.

[pipeliner]

I don't care about weight, never did. Im using the stock K-Frame. QA1 Tubular upper and lowers, Qa1 strut rods. 11/16 tie rods with Qa1 adjusters and Viking shocks. I have a 70 model skid plate K-frame. I don't like 1 1/4 sway bars so I went with a 1 1/8 Hellwig. It's a real good set up for sure.