Viper brakes on my Duster

Depends on who you ask!

Rick Ehrenberg will tell you that using an FMJ knuckle on an A-body will cause "ball joint overangling" and poor suspension geometry. Of course, he never actually checked to see if any of that actually happens (it doesn't).

However, if you actually plot it out like they did here Swapping Disc-Brake Spindles - Mopar Muscle Magazine, then what you end up with using the FMJ spindle is improved camber gain, a very slightly better roll center, and a very small increase in toe change (bump steer). So, if you run wide tires which are more resistant to toe change, you'll likely be even better off with the FMJ's than A-body spindles.

I would say that the other advantage to the FMJ spindles is being more likely to find them at the local wrecking yard than an A-body spindle, but neither is very likely anymore. Although based on how the reproduction spindles are being advertised, I would imagine that they're based on FMJ spindles, not A-body spindles. Which would mean the only way to truly get a 73-76 A-body spindle would be used.

I think I read that article since I was curious about it, but it was over my head. LOL Thanks for summing it up. I'll be on the lookout for those cars. There's a 40% sale coming up at the local LKQ's next weekend. The only way that place is affordable. Kills me every time they charge for cores. They know if you bring back a core, they're just going to crush it anyway. It's a racket!