Recent content by Commando66

Heading down on Wednesday.

@72bluNblu, My 66 Valiant wagon had a factory installed 16:1 steering box and 245/60/14 tires. It was very heavy but responsive driving down the road. It just wasn’t for me.

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Have you driven your car with manual steering? A-bodies in my opinion don't need power steering. My go-to manual steering is the 20:1. It's one full turn faster than the 24:1 but not as "heavy" feeling as the 16:1. Electric power steering? Why? Are you planning to upgrade your electrical system...

15x7 is the wheel you want. A 255 is pretty big for an early A-body. You'll have to do some work to get it in the wheel well.

I use 2" blocks to cut down because they're on the shelf locally.

Cut down a 2" block. That's what I usually do on early A-bodies to get 1 1/2".

Best bang for the buck (and engineering) is a 73-76 A-body style brake setup from Dr Diff.

That photo is Jeff's wagon.

Nice wagon. Any interior and engine pics?

Has the center bore been opened up? Looks a little “off”. Check eBay seller “Lugnut King” from Utah. He’s got a lot of hard to find wheel goodies.

KYB gas-a-just would be my choice.

Try Jeff at JC Auto Restoration, Inc. | Vintage MoPar Auto Parts & Restoration . He has a US 65 Valiant wagon and he has probably collected a few extras.

Thanks for the informative recap. Keep up the great content. We like those early A-bodies too!