65' Dart straight axle info

BronxMopars1 said

"After the fellow who owned the altered wheelbase '65/66 Dart, Corruptors pup, (Liberty Dodge) hit the wall, I would be very careful about messing with the wheelbase on a car that was meant to be driven on the street."

Messing with the wheel base doesnt cause you to crash, not squaring the car up can make it "crab", who knows if somthing broke, if the guy couldnt drive. If it wasnt for messing with the wheelbase funny cars would still have doors!

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Actually the car is an original altered wheelbase car, and the driver is probably the number one historic Mopar race car restoration guy in the country...world for that matter. The Hemi made over 700 hp, and the combination of altered wheelbase, high horsepower, and modern tires caused the car to wheelstand nearly the entire quarter mile. If I remember correctly the car ran 8flat @ 149 mph just before it hit. He put the car back to beautiful and sold it. Everyone close to that car said it was dangerous.
Just saying be careful, and for a guy who just wants a street car and isn't into nostalgia racing, I'd forget straight axle.
All good.