Need to identify a particular K-member and Pitman

TheDemonator said
After reading this thread, I have a question.

I am going to pull the /6 and 9" drum K-member out of my 71 Demon.

I want to replace it with the V8 and K-member with disc brakes out of a 75 Dart Sport.

Can I use the manual steering setup that is on the current 71 K-member instead of the power steering setup that is on the 75?

Yes. Your setup will end up looking just like Tibby's from underneath the car.

Would it be a direct bolt in?

Yes

Or do I need to swap out a whole bunch of parts?

Just the centerlink, pitman, idler, and steering gear from your 71. Heck just leave it in there bolted

If you feel slick, just:

unbolt the end tie rod ends to spindles
unbolt the thru bolt of you idler
unbolt the 3 bolts for your steering gear
tie up your steering gear
tie up your idler
unbolt motor mount to k-frame bolt on each side
jack motor up a little
slide a thick square block of wood under the whole oil pan bottom 1/2" or so above where it was with the k-member in
lower motor on the blocks
unbolt the shocks, remove t-bars, unbolt upper A-arm to frame, ubolt k-member and remove it the suspesion still on it.
install the new spool motor mounts to motor
slide around the whole k-frame assy. with upper control arms, spindles, lower control arms, strut rods bolted up.
raise k-frame assy and it will slide over the motor mounts and line up the k-member bolts.
bolt up, steering gear, idlers, upper control arms to frames, install t-bars, shocks, etc...

Maybe a few steps missed, but you get the idea.

That complete K-member assy would be a bear to manhandle under jack stands. I would actually just do the above with the bare k-member and then bolt on the suspension on it.

This is just taking out the k-member pic in my car with all the steering still hooked up. Second pic is a friends 73-76 k-member assy..