They might date back to the automobile's frontier-crossing wagon forefathers, but leaf springs are still a viable suspension system for all sorts of traction conditions. We'll show you some quick and cheap tricks to maximizing your classic muscle car's suspension.

High performance shocks notably improve the overall responsiveness of the chassis. Just like tires and springs, shocks can make an incredible difference in a car's ability to hook up and launch. That's why Killer Kong - our '69 Dodge Charger R/T project - scored a set of QA1 double-adjustable shocks.

The original grainy image above is of Landy's '68 featured on the cover of Super Stock & Drag Illustrated long before many reading this were born. Jason took some creative liberties and inked this cool rendering of our T7 Bronze R/T Charger yanking the front skinnies just like Mr. Landy did so long ago.

As we’ve mentioned before, Killer Kong, our ‘69 Dodge Charger was everything but an R/T, meaning it came equipped with Chrysler’s smallest big block, the 290hp 383 B-Block, a floor-shifted Torqueflite 727 automatic and a 3.23-cogged 8 3/4 rear. In the cabin, the T7 Copper B-Body was optioned with the &hellip

Think building a hard-hitting Mopar is just too expensive? Watch as we take a 9 3/4 rear from junkyard scrap to a bad ass in just a day! Thanks to Currie Enterprises, Killer Kong's budget Dana 60 is transformed into a tire-burning rear worthy of 1,000-horsepower!