Stage One Suspension Kit

Are you unsure how to start upgrading your Mopar suspension? Our Stage One Suspension Kit gets you going. It improves the rigidity of the lower control arm triangle and gives you better alignment geometry, and it’s available for Mopar A, B and E bodies.

What’s in the Stage One Suspension Kit

• Delrin lower control arm bushings
• Lower control arm boxing plates
• Adjustable strut rod package with spherical Delrin bushings
• Offset upper control arm bushings

The kit does both sides of the car.

How the parts work together

The lower control arm and strut rod form a triangle that locates the front wheel. However, factory rubber bushings let that triangle flex. Our Delrin lower bushings and boxing plates firm it up, so the wheel stays where it belongs under braking and cornering.

Next, the adjustable strut rods use a unique spherical Delrin bushing, as shown in the product photo. In our experience, it’s superior to heim-jointed designs. Our lower bushing design needs an adjustable strut rod to ensure smooth, bind-free motion, which is why we package them together.

Finally, the offset upper control arm bushings add caster. A simple alignment with improved caster prevents excessive camber change through the suspension’s travel. As a result, more tire stays on the road.

Ordering and installation

Specify your vehicle’s year, make and model above when you order the Stage One Suspension Kit. The boxing plates weld to the lower control arms, so plan for some welding. After installation, get a full alignment to take advantage of the added caster.

Why start here? Because these parts fix the biggest weaknesses of the factory front end first. Then, when you’re ready for more, you can add torsion bars, sway bars and shocks on a solid foundation. In other words, nothing in this kit goes to waste as your build grows.

Related: Suspension Parts, Strut Rod Kits, Tubular Upper Control Arms. For install and product videos, visit the Bergman Auto Craft YouTube channel.