Spring offset and rim and tire size 68 Barracuda for thos who have done it

I am about done w/ this: pay no attention to the caps, I hit the dam key all the time w/o knowing it. If I recall (been a while) I had to elongate the factory hole that is in the frame for the stationary nut that's on the hangar , it would not fit, I then massaged the frame w/ a ball peen and a humongous pair of channel locks, caveing it in some , concave if u will. the bolts that are pressed in to the bracket had to be driven in w/ a hammer on top of that. I then used the cut up original front hangars for reinforcement plates, instead of buying a pair. I later had to remove one of the offset hangars to move one of the reinforcing plates to the rear, between the hangar and frame , to center the rear end exactly, 1/8" is all it took. It had to be perfect to clear the 295 65 15`s . The inner upper inner fender wells were a piece of cake, I knew where the bigger tires would try to rub , to start with, altho, I did have to massage them again later. If you ever tried to run a pair of 16 1/2" x 32" firestone W slicks on a hemi belvedere, you`d know where to massage for clearance ! I will add, that I have no idea who made the offset kit! DONE W/ THIS , DON`T BOTHER !!!

I totally believe you did all of that. I had to do exactly the same thing when I installed the MP 3/4" offset hangers on my Duster. I also run 295's on my car with the 1/2" offset. Believe it or not, we run darn near the exact same set up. So, if you would please stop telling me that if I did the stuff you did I would know, I'd appreciate it. I've been working on cars for over 25 years, I didn't start yesterday, and I have done plenty. Doesn't change the facts.

The reason the frame has to be clearanced for the MP hangers has everything to do with the lousy design of the MP hangers, and nothing to do with them moving the springs further. Mopar Performance hung a giant nut on the outside of the bracket that goes up against the frame rail, so the only way to install those hangers is to reshape the frame rail or cut a hole in it to make room for that nut. Dr. Diff's hangers have a thinner nut on the bracket, and it's set into the wall of the bracket. So, no frame rail butchery needed. But the MP hangers move the springs the exact same amount, and it's a 1/2".

You can not move the front spring hangers 3/4" inboard, because there's only a 1/2" of space there. Doesn't matter who made your brackets, there isn't enough space to offset them 3/4". You can install 3/4" offset shackles and move the perches 3/4" if you want, but at the front hanger there's only a 1/2" offset.

The picture is there, it's just that obvious.