Welcome to the select few of us who run 140s and 164s. I agree about the simplest parts to change are the rear shox, but I have just one thought. If bought at an auction, if it was anything like the one I was at last year with my car-buying son, looking underneath a prospective bid isn't easy.
The live rear axles on 140s and 164s have an anti-sway bar about 3foot long, linking it to the body across the width of the car and above the axle: if this has rusted away, been disconnected or the bushes have perished away, there will be nothing to stop it swaying all over the place.
If the front end sort of plunges at eact slight turn, have a look at the bottom mount of the front shox: a huge pot-hole broke a lower mount here on my Amazon, and it was frankly very scarey to drive home.
If its performance upgrading you want, listen to Johnh, for he knows!
Let us know how progress goes.
Paul
Still with 3 164s, a 142 and Amazon!
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