67 Barracuda- Brakes and suspension on a 5000 budget- advice needed

NewYou can see how things are adding up with the rear end and 17” rims.

This is blowing through your $5k budget

I would try to replace the 67 Kmember with a 68-72 v-8 piece. Then weld the LCA anchor holes and couple braces around the steering mount. You’re in Texas, I’d image you could find one semi local. If you found a 73-76 k-member you could run the narrow sway bar that will allow for big backspace rims. And you wouldn’t have to buy that special kinked Hellwig or the narrow Hotchkis.

The 67 idler arrangement negates the stiff tubular tie rod links, bigger tie rods, boxed LCA’s...

it’s like putting a wet noodle against a piece of titanium