18 year old with Mopar project NEED ADVICE!!!

If you plan on commiting to drag racing and racing your dart sport for a long time, then please listen. Look down the road: if you see yourself running low 10"s thast is very obtainable in a leaf spring car on a 9 or 10" tire. If you know as the funds get better tour gonna be hungry for more speed, the backhalfing it now with a four link will save you time and money. Also you will learn to tune the same suspension. Whatever you decide i would take the majority of the $ you budget and focus on the chassis and safety. Get a NHRA rule book and pay attention to chassis requirements. If there is ever any doubt during construction "well.. i might not ever go that fast" error toward the faster side. Build your chassis and suspension as good as you can afford. Then put a nice cam in a low buck bottom end and go get some seat-time. Because youe gonna make mistakes, we all did! You can plot your Ultimate power plant for the following winter. 2cents