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Ball joint stripped the treads once... see welds, ball joint to A- arm. Not a bad thing, but last use of that A arm probably...

another vote for ESPO. I have +1 springs on all my Darts - some of them 20 years old. They do settle in the first year and then more over time, so your best bet is a +1 or even a +2. Be sure to order 6 leaf springs - that's what all the 340 A bodies of your era came with. They come with the...

clamp the spring leafs securely before you replace that bugger!!! ESPO has longer nub bolts if you can't find then locally.

If it's a Sure Grip it has a button

Have you used the strut that runs from the wheel opening corner to the bumper brace to adjust the fender a bit in the critical location? Some members here have even modified the strut to hold the fender out a little bit more to solve the issue

Not for A Bodies, correct??? I thought they went to 8 1/4 in 73...

just curious... wasn't 72 the last year for an 8 3/4???

BE CAREFUL TO VERY CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR OFFSET BUSHINGS!!! THEY CAN ONLY BE ORIENTED ONE WAY AND ANY DEVIATION WILL BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE.

AC vs. non AC should not make a difference at all - the brackets are the same and they therefore put the pump in exactly the same place.

Where did the springs come from? You can order springs with extra arch, did you? As stated earlier, springs will settle with time and use. I wouldn't jump to any conclusions until you drive the car some and see what happens. Even the difference from side to side may work out. Once the car is...

Super Stock springs are designed for the drag strip. They are an attempt to get the car to launch flat so when the car is just sitting or driving down the road one side in the back is higher than the other. You can get A-body 6 leaf springs from ESPO that will work a lot better for driving...

See PM for wheels near you...

have the USCT connectors on 2 of my 1970 Darts. you are trying to make a box beam using the floor as the third side. The more completely it is welded to the floor the more effective the connectors will be. This set up made an enormous difference in both of the cars! 53 years of driving them...

there are direct replacement tubular upper control arms that use the original small ball joints that are made to do more than offset bushings can and allow correct alignment for modern tires. Call Firm Feel inc to discuss what is available.

Thanks for the input! I did indeed find a diagram in the FSM and provided it to my friend. It did not have the level of detail and notes that accompany the commercial diagrams. I'm glad I got the one for my 1970 Darts a few years ago.

A friend is working on a 1968 GTX and doing some major bodywork. I have a frame chart for my 1970 Dart that says "Copyright 1970 by George W Liskey". I know that I ordered the chart from a company, but damned if I can find the source for mine. Does anybody know a source for these diagrams...

IMHO you could use any of the three casings with a Sure Grip and the right gears with your 360/727. If you do any real highway miles then I would suggest 3.23 gears. Once you get into the Hemi and OD 6(?) speed you will probably want to get another chunk to take best advantage of that combo...

What do you plan to do with the car? Are you driving it much? Are you drag racing it, road racing it? if racing, how much - a couple times a year for fun or is it what you are primarily building the car for? Any of the 3 chunks might be fine or you might need a special build for strength...

If you are looking for comments on black or polished trim... IMHO black trim looks cheap on a muscle car era car.

at least that gets me part way there. I have a correct pump of unknown history. Have you ever rebuilt one yourself? Can you post a few pics of how this is set up. An old Mopar friend died unexpectedly a few years ago and his widow wants to show his 67 Dart, but he put fast ratio manual...

Is Gate a brand name for rebuilt units???

YES loosen them up set the car down on something so that the weight is on the tires and retighten them. If you are using stock style rubber bushings this is very important. This is also true on leaf spring bushings in the back...

The brackets on the K frame are Energy Suspension too. I have the same set up on my 70 Dart - has worked well for 20years...

Trying to help a friend in our local Mopar club install power steering on her 67 Dart. Car has a 340 with the cast iron water pump (and driver side lower radiator hose) with mounting for PS pump. It is a Thompson/TRW pump. Is there a source for a rebuilt pump with reservoir? Is there a...

Remember to sit the the weight of the car on the springs BEFORE you tighten the shackles down... And find and use the correct torque specs for the shackle nuts - it isn't that much and if you overtighten them they shear off where the threads meet the shoulder. You don't need to know how I...

Give it some time, they will loosen up. Be sure to loosen the rear shackle nuts, put the car on the ground and then tighten to specs. Often need to repeat that process after a few thousand miles. You are avoiding having the rubber bushings loaded/twisted leading to premature failure.

I assume how the car sits? The springs in the purple car are 6 months old, The ones in the white car with black scoops are 10 to 15 years old and the ones in the white car with black roof are 15 years old. The first two are installed with the MP 3/4 inch relocation kit.

I hope that you have some help on the ground trying to sort this out. Having someone else to jerk the steering wheel around and move the tires while you watch can reveal things that you can't find alone.

I had a persistent problem similar to OP. It took a long time to find out that when the drums were turned they didn't get all the way to the bottom of one of the drums when they turned that side...

I'm running 14 x 7 wheels and 245-60-14 tires on two of my 70 Darts, but I could never get enough clearance inside next to the springs, without moving the springs in 3/4 inch with the kit that MP designed and others now make. Even with custom offset wheels, once I had the clearance for the...