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Did you go with the Hellwig front sway bar referenced previously in this post? It’s solid thick like about 1” or more and a very nice setup. Bolts right in to a 67-72 a body that originally came with a sway bar with stock tabs and tucks up tight like the factory bar but way thicker stronger for...

I agree with everyone. I just put a flat piece of metal over it from the inside. Set the coupler so there was a recess or space on the outside whatever I was holding or sitting it on. That way I could get a small pry bar inside push against the metal and force it out. Then grabbed it with...

67Dart273 thanks for the reminder I do have a telescopic flexible mirror.

I haven’t tried to really push or yank on it real hard though. Just tried moving the cross link. I’ll check it out closer tonight.

I don’t think if it’s my lack of strength. I’m a pretty stocky muscular guy. 5’ 10” not fat about 215 lbs. Thank you everyone for again being a valuable resource and helping me with my project. Carl

Yes now that I think about it I should of shimmed the motor mounts to make more clearance for the suspension. I just ran into many places were I had to use the BFH to make the TTI’s fit. I didn’t want to mess with it much more as it was a real PITA to get them to fit the car being a 4 speed...

Yes the difference in taper diameter is .030 thousands. Not the length of the tapered threads. I don’t have a quick ratio pitman arm. The box has been upgraded to 16:1 ratio. I believe the pitman arm is a standard one. Yes the idler arm is unique to the 67 dart. The older one is much more...

So I removed the idler arm and looked at the hole where it bolts to the k frame. The hole looks pristine and perfectly round. I’m thinking that with the 67 k frame maybe the idler arm should be a little tighter than on the 68 and up k frame. I also held onto my old idler arm and compared it to...

Everyone thanks a ton for chiming in. I apologize for being MIA. I was moving into my new house this weekend. Right now I’m a walking zombie but still have to wrench on the car to get it finished. It’s in my old condo and the closing is on the 15th and I want to drive it out. Here are a...

So I have all the front suspension set up under the car and I have to do final tightening on the tie rod ends, center link, pitman arm, idler arm, etc. I’m confused because I realize that the idler arm and pitman arm have set torques specs but I can’t see how the steering will operate without...

Thank you for the reassurance and suggestions. It was in fact the Allen screw easy peasy. Thanks

This may seem so rudimentary for many of you but I have to ask. I saved up money and sprung for the nice adjustable fox shocks by hotchkis. They are super sweet and are part of my total suspension upgrade in the dart. The issue is I’ve never had a set of fancy adjustable front and rear...

72bluNblu you beat me to it.

The 5906 kit also comes with the two L brackets but I’m putting it in my factory 67 gts so it should be direct bolt on. I can’t wait to install it.

Thanks clementine. Did you have to just bolt on the two L shaped brackets included in the kit for the end links to work with the factory LCA’s? Do the two sway bar mounting brackets included in the kit also bolt up to the factory k frame bolt holes? Carl

Is there an aftermarket sway bar setup that is a direct swap for a dart that came with a factory front sway bar setup? Looking into upgrading my front sway bar to maximize performance. Maybe something that can be made to work without welding or having to upgrade to 73 and later LCA’s with the...

Demonic thanks I needed that. I was so frustrated and pissed before. I’m not going to let this beat me. I didn’t have two pair of quality channel locks. I had 1 long nose vice grip but a smaller version so I couldn’t get a strong squeeze and 1 pair of decent channel locks. I’ll start by...

Well after about 2 hrs screwing with my front sway bar brackets trying to get the polygraphite bushing in the bushing is now destroyed. The issue seems to be as soon as I push in one part of the bushing like a corner for example it exaggerates the overhang around the remaining edge not inside...

Before I posted this problem I checked with the how to section and looked up any info on the site dealing with installation of sway bar bushings. What I found was that any way you slice it replacing rubber oem bushings with polygraphite PST sway bar bushings is a royal pain in the ***. I’m...

On my 67 Dart I just replaced the passengers side strut bar. I’m about to do the drivers side. I think what is happening is that the large rubber grommet or washer when tightened down on pushes back against the loc nut when it is deformed. The original nuts on my strut bars are swedge shaped...

If you are ever interested in making these again out of the round tubing and they can be used with factory motor mounts for BB 67 a body please let me know. Thank Carl

When do you guys install the sway bar connecting bars and bushings that go from the LCA to the sway bar? Before the car is lowered and ride height set or after?

I’m not tying to only replace one side I’m trying to replace all the suspension. I’ve only finished the LCA and the torsion bar replacement on the passenger side at this point. Also you guys and gals don’t miss a thing. I didn’t even think about the fact that I removed the passengers side...

Sorry I forgot to mention after looking at my front sway bar and how it mounts to the LCA I might have a problem. Because the passengers side LCA sits a little higher after installing the bigger pst bars the distance between the upper and lower connecting points on sway bar and LCA are closer...

Well I’m in the process of redoing all my 67 dart suspension. I just finished installing my passengers side LCA and new pst 1.03 torsion bars. I replaced the LCA bushing with polygraphite and I’m using greasable pivot shafts. I tried to set the LCA as close as possible to the other side so...

I do know that I recently took apart two of the original OEM rubber LCA bushings in order to utilize the inner and outer steel sleeves to modify polygraphite or other bushings. Here is what I noticed. It doesn’t seem that the rubber is bonded to the inner or outer steel sleeve. Instead the...

Ok so here’s the update on where I’m at with replacing the lower control arm bushings in my dart. Thank you everyone for chiming in and continue to advise me. I pressed out a set of original OEM rubber lca bushings so I would have an outer and inner steel sleeve to adapt to my polygraphite LCA...

I ordered a pair from Amazon about $29.00.

I wanted to know what the community thinks of these? I’m in the process of replacing my entire front suspension on my 67 Dart with a polygraphite kit from PST. While doing some research in order to do everything correctly I noticed something. A lot of people complaining that the pressed in...

Anyone?