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Thanks for the recommendation. Doing a double replacement; the ignition lock, which will match the keys I have for everything else on the car, and putting on an original Tuff wheel. I am keeping a log of what is going on with this car in "Member Restorations" area on FABO.

Thanks to jonno6464:thankyou: and Redfish :thankyou:(and Harbor Freight), the Pin is OUT . :thumbsup: Dripped the last precious few drops of KROIL (best penetrating oil I know of) I had, bought a full set of punches, add in my BFH and drove it :BangHead:toward toward the door glass. Thanks also...

Removed collar. pin is fully exposed. It appears to be rusted in place. Looks like its time to roll our a 3/16" bit with approximately an 8" shank.

Okie dokie, you guys. How does one remove said steering wheel lock plate. I have tried all manner of violent means to remove the roll pin that secures this plate to the column. Don't care about saving the 3/16-inch diameter roll pin. I can get another at Lowe's.

I need to do a follow-up here. When I put the front end together, I used the cheapest poly set I could find. These were the sort where all of the existing shells had to be re-used. Later I was able to get the front end set for the max positive caster I could get out of it. What I have less...

I used poly bushings on the Demon. I have a 75 V-8 K-frame and disk brake set-up under the car. It allowed me to use a cop car steering box from a Diplomat and also BBP wheels. If you are using a late model front end on an early 3Gen car, be sure to use the steering box, pittman arm, idler...

Depends on what you would like to do with your car. Problem areas on front end: 1. 68-72 no problems swapping components around. In sure you have correct proportioning valve if you install KH disk brakes. There are some anomalies on using a '67 steering system on anything but a '67. 2...

Front end alignment??? Wheel bearings OK & correct load?? Check to insure all wheel tire combos run true (vertical) and concentric (horizontal). If so, check balance.

IMO, the springs in the photos are shot. Assuming that there is nothing in the trunk but a spare tire and changing equipment, the 'S' bend in the forward part of the spring is not normal. For canyon carving, suggest maybe a /6 rear spring from McVeigh or Detroit Eaton. A softer rear spring...

Also check the hoses. I had return hose with terminal dry-rot that had me chasing shadows for a while.

Ditto experience with pump keeping up. I prefer the Saginaw pump because I can mount it closer to the block meaning a shorter drive belt is needed. FWIW: Never had a boil over problem with the Mordor I used to own. It ran a Saginaw pump with no cooler.

In general, putting a larger tire on the rear of an A-body will make it understeer more. The only mechanically compelling reason for having a larger tire in the rear than on the front is for straight line acceleration trials. FWIW: In addition to adjusting handling through spring rates etc...

To check tire problem swap front tires L to R. If same results but more noticeable on left turns, problem is in the tires. One of the problems of using the pull test on the front end of a disk brake car results from the caliper being in contact with the brake rotor. Suggest retracting...

Is it possible the car was involved in an altercation that left the unibody structure out of alignment?

You may want to consider putting a pair of shocks longitudinally connected to the top of the axle al'a HiPo Fox body Fords. Did wonders for calming their dancing ways.

Part 1: Unless you are driving on smooth streets or have plans for aggressive driving, recommend rubber bushings. The PST front end kit will have all that you need except the offset UCA bushings. These parts are sold by MOOG through Rock Auto. They will be helpful if more than +2º caster is...

Right. Based on the photos, I have no doubt that they are Chrysler sourced. What year car is this, anyway? The "numbers" in the .pdf are the OEM parts as listed in 1972. Mattax is probably using a resource like mine to arrive at his "numbers". What year car is this anyway? Another...

Thanks for photo. Does not look like an OEM unit. Tried to attach pdf of spring section of 72 parts catalog. 340 springs are in HD section at bottom.

As above. 2 bolts on BBP single piston.

I have some difficulty commenting without knowing more of the history of the car. Suggest checking the steering cross link. In 73, Mopar changed the A-body steering components. A 73 and later cross link can be made to fit 67-72, but it is a dicey proposition. Any sloppiness will make the...

I'll side with Bill on this. Going to stiffer springs is not necessarily the way to handling happiness. Stiffer springs will cause the ride to be rougher. Softer springs don't necessarily mean a floating ride if stiffer shocks are part of the package. The handling challenge for a street car...

Never have lubed shackle bushings. If I ever felt the need, I think I would use a very light dusting of graphite.

As far a donor cars go, I think that 64-66 A-body would work. Remember, the shifter for the automatic moved to the column in 1965 from the dashboard pushbuttons. They use the same firewall gasket kit, which includes one for the steering column. Even if the key were elsewhere, I know that the...

No problem running without the pump. Just cut up an old hose to connect the inlet and outlet on the PS box. Do it to keep from dumping the fluid that stays in the box along the underside of the car & prevent junk from getting into the box.

While I agree that larger than a 225/60-15 fits on the rear. I don't recommend it for a canyon carving street car. Why? Improves the rear end grip only, promotes understeer. If there was a rear weight bias or bunches more power, it might be worthwhile to have rears wider than fronts. Also...

IMO, you're on the right track. I did not catch what car is under consideration here. It matters because weight and where its being carried by the chassis is going to dictate the general direction of things. Qs: What car? engine? PS? A/C? Current TB diameter? Current rear spring rate...

I'm running a set of older (Gasmatic) Monroe gas shocks on my Demon and am satisfied with them. I like to do a little canyon carving, the car has 235/60-15 on steel cop car wheels. Ride is well controlled. If I were to get shocks again, I'd strongly consider a set of the Monroematic Plus for...

When I had to put a PS pump on the Demon where none had been installed before, I grabbed one, and its mounting brackets, off of a 1985 Diplomat cop car. It is a Saginaw pump. Everything lined up OK with the available space on the '75 crankshaft pulley. I was prepared to have to shuffle...

IMO, probably not. The changes needed, probably to accommodate the B/RB engines, widened the tread width by 0.8". This affects the attachment points of the lower control arms to the K-frame. Even if the newer part were a bolt-in fit, it would create more negative camber on the front tires...