Rebuilding A Front End Suspension With Amazon Parts - 2012 Dodge Charger

Is there a terrible noise coming from the font end of your Charger? Are you worried that one more pot hole will lead to catastrophic failure? Jeff was! He got quoted $3500 in labor and hadn't visited in a while, so he brought his car to us in Alabama so we could see just how bad it was and give this front end an overhaul with a kit that he bought off of Amazon. This video is not meant to be step by step tutorial, but will give you a good idea of what is involved with doing a project like this.
Parts used:
Front Suspension Kit: amzn.to/3Xt7ygO
Brake Kit: amzn.to/3EkJLH3
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[@firstrespondergarage]

🚒 good stuff 👍👍 I'm pretty sure you caught this but forgot to mension it. The rotor is on the wrong side. Their directional.

[@PerpetualProjects]

Good catch, that accidently got cut out, I will pin this comment since we didn't get it in the video.

[@Curtlf]

and you used the wrong "they're"...they are.

[@Charliegrillmaster]

​@@PerpetualProjects so would you recommend Amazon suspension kit,I'm looking to get a kit for a car.

[@Surber25]

This by far the best breakdown of every step involved. Really appreciate it!

[@PerpetualProjects]

I’m glad it was helpful!

[@KillswitchStreamer]

Great vid. Trick - have the new balljoint sitting in the freezer while you are removing the original. Slides in like butter, especially if you also heat the knuckle. excellent walk through!

[@PerpetualProjects]

Great tip!

[@dixie265]

The slots in the arms are for adjustment when you use the bolts that have slots cut in them, they give + or - 0.30° for camber or caster

[@Diabolica843]

Caster is handled by the upper control arms. Not the lower.

[@TracyLynn2744]

Great work! Glad you guys got to spend time together and got Jeff's baby all healed!

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thanks! We are glad we got to hangout for a while too

[@aperson4032]

This video is great, I am doing the job myself now with ease. You are very thorough and well spoken brother thank you

[@PerpetualProjects]

You are welcome, thank you for the kind words.

[@gregoryharris8219]

Absolutely agreat video. Very thorough and exact. Thank you I'm about to embark on this same journey.

[@zeitgeist888]

Nice job. Very comprehensive on the process and most of the tools needed.

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thank you!

[@deadsilentyt9009]

Great stuff! Very helpful.

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thank you for watching, glad it helped out.

[@SquarebodyStuff]

Good stuff. THat ought to make that car feel all new again.

[@jeffjohnson8295]

Just got home to Chicago and it is like new! Rides and handles like a dream again.

[@holeshot1721]

Having my 300c that i just bought used that one ball joint being bad does make the car sound and feel like its gonna fall apart at any second!

[@PerpetualProjects]

Yes in my experience they sound like they are going to fall apart when they have any loose parts in the front end.

[@MustangGuy6501]

Great video

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thank you!

[@jivepatrol6833]

Good job! 😊😊

[@Diabolica843]

Bro is gonna have to come back and replace all these parts after 20k miles. 😢

[@servituss]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video! I just did this on my 2010 challenger and wish I saw this first! Just wondering, after the install, were there any clunks/pops/creaks that stuck around or were created by the job? Have the parts lasted?

[@PerpetualProjects]

You are welcome. There were no noises after the job. They are still going strong it has been over a year and the car is driven almost daily.

[@shark70007000]

Mine is a 2011. The dusk cover did not come off after removing the 3 bolts. It spin around on there. May the 2012 has a section that is empty of the metal? Mine would not come off unless I remove that wheel bearing.

[@Ottonic6]

Very nice!

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thank you, it was fun.

[@Kapoonas]

Actually a good video. Ive done jobs like that.

[@79asspin]

Good job, great video, not looking forward to doing this on mine.😁

[@PerpetualProjects]

😂 it’s a process for sure

[@wirynet]

Nice video. Only think i would add. Is a torque tool. Some of this screws have their own torque. Like 120 f pound. 50 and 35 .

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thanks, I meant to say torque to proper specs if I didn't. I didn't want to give torque specs since they could change depending on model and year and such.

[@wirynet]

@@PerpetualProjects very well done

[@CooK19XX]

just ordered my parts, ill be back ina few days lmao.

[@turbotom416]

you make it look easy, in Ohio they never come apart like that.

[@PerpetualProjects]

Yeah I can imagine! This one came from IL so a lot of the bolts were rusty but I cut out a lot of the grunting and straining 😂

[@unskilledpath0479]

I was just wondering where you put the jack to lift it from the front like that

[@PerpetualProjects]

If I remember correctly, it was on the front of the suspension cradle.

[@unskilledpath0479]

@@PerpetualProjects you think it would be safe for a 5.7? I’m using your video for a d.i.y

[@viciousrt]

Is the process exactly the same with an rt?

[@PerpetualProjects]

I believe they are the same or very similar.

[@CertifiedCleanExotics]

Hey my man updates on how they held up ?

[@PerpetualProjects]

Still working like it should!

[@CertifiedCleanExotics]

@@PerpetualProjects appreciate it man grabbed a 2015 RT out of auction for a steal had a busted knuckle passenger side decided to give it a shot aswell because of this video I’ll keep you guys updated how all goes

[@user-fd2oc8zd5k]

The ball joints come greased already or did you not record that part?

[@PerpetualProjects]

I didn’t record greasing them. If they have grease zerks I grease them if not I assume they are greased

[@user-fd2oc8zd5k]

@Perpetual Projects I asked because I ordered a suspension kit from Amazon and the the grease fitting that came with it didn't fit the tire rodes did you have that same issue? And I think I've found a solution of just using a needle end for the grease gun to eject right into the boot

[@PerpetualProjects]

@@user-fd2oc8zd5k yeah we didn’t have the same issue, but that’s a good solution !

[@nicholas440]

Always supposed to have the suspension loaded when doing suspension work on these particular cars

[@PerpetualProjects]

Absolutely, you want to tighten down all the bushings in the position they will be in at ride height because they don't rotate once they are tightened. Thanks for the tip.

[@andrewhigdon8346]

Only when it’s time to tighten the pivoting bushing parts, like the inner parts of the upper, lower, and tension strut, as well as the strut bolt on the lower control arm. And end links.

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

#Twisted

[@markramsahoye2346]

Amazon don’t make parts… it’s all third party out like advance auto, Napa and autozone and so on. I started questioning the video when you used a regular socket on and impact to remove the lugs.😂 Other than that great job/video.

[@PerpetualProjects]

Thank you, if I remember right, those wheels don't have enough room for an impact socket. I could be wrong though that was a year ago.

[@ramoncantillo9919]

Asi se hacen los videos 👍

[@kylerchaffin5814]

So the only thing I’m having a hard time with is replacing all of these factory parts that total up to close to $3000 with junkie Chinese ones that could possibly break and actually cause catastrophic failure. I’m having a really hard time right now deciding on what to do.

[@PerpetualProjects]

I can understand that concern, all I can tell you is this car is daily driven and the Amazon parts are still working good after 6 months of use.

[@x7superpocketbike941]

@@PerpetualProjects I just ordered mine for the magnum ! You gave me motivation to try it myself Lolol ! Cheers brotha keep them videos going

[@PerpetualProjects]

@@x7superpocketbike941 I hope you have as good of luck as we did!

[@x7superpocketbike941]

@@PerpetualProjects parts came in yesterday finished installing them the only thing I struggled with was moving the struts instead of taking them fully off I just unbolted them and pushed them back enough for me to b able to remove the upper control arms , everything worked out tho saved me 1200$ @ the mechanic for labour ♥️♥️♥️

[@PerpetualProjects]

@@x7superpocketbike941 that’s awesome!! We really appreciate you commenting and letting us know. 😊Our goal for this video was to show our viewers that with a little motivation and proper research they can tackle repairs like this themselves ❤️❤️

[@nicholas440]

Cheap parts won't last even 2 years though. It's costly in the long run when you run cheap garbage

[@nicholas440]

Those parts probably won't even last two years. Junkkkk

[@PerpetualProjects]

They are better than the wore out stuff that was on there. While it could last longer with all factory parts, it isn't always feasible to spend that much on 10 year old car with a bunch of miles that isn't worth the cost of the replacement parts.

[@loucabrattzie9992]

How long did this take you

[@PerpetualProjects]

Less than 4 hours and part of that was talking and filming while doing it lol