Tire hitting fender

i made the fender braces longer to flare the bottom of the fender wheel opening a bit . helped that issue on my a bodies . those are 225/70-14's on the nose and butt . its kh disc's as well . 5.5 steels . they didn't rub or grab . View attachment 1715555792

Your Dart and Duster have braces at the bottom of the front fender dogleg. Without them the dogleg would flap around down the front.

Barracuda and 70-72 Dart have lower front valences that the front fender dog leg bolts to. 2 bolts on a 67-69 Barracuda. That keeps the front fender lip from being pushed out easily.