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Control arms can be swapped on from a later A-body. You will not need to change to a different brake pedal, no. Follow advice here in re swapping to a dual master cylinder. Beyond that, you'll want to figure out just exactly what brakes you want to wind up with and then work on collecting the...

All A-body spring stacks fit all A-bodies, sometimes with very minor tweaks. Go give ESPO a shout for a set of 5-leaf/V8 springs (say they're for a '65 Dart if you must, but I think they're hep), which will improve the spring rate without overdoing it like the Super Stock items would. Remember...

Yes, I still have 'em -- the good ones, not the fall-apart Chinese trinkets sold by Classic and Vans and the others. Send me a PM.

Or, another possibility, the flare may not be correct on the pump end of your hose. The "tail" extending beyond the O-ring flare may be too long, causing the fitting to bottom out in the tube seat before it pinches the O-ring. If that's the case, you can carefully shorten the "tail".

Sounds like the pump may be missing its tube seat.

Edelmann 70353 or Gates 364360 (without A/C) Edelmann 80127 or Gates 355850 (with A/C) The with/without A/C may not apply to your car, depending on which brackets the previous owner used for the Federal pump. So be prepared for it to be the "other" one. If your steering box has male threads...

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Yep, snap ring removal is all it'll take. Stuff shouldn't need to be hammered or otherwise abused to come apart. If you find yourself feeling the need to do so, stop and think what you might be overlooking (like a snap ring). My own account of doing this job on a '71 is here.

Interesting! Never seen 'em before. Any part numbers cast or stamped in or on any of the components? I will take a look in my '66 worldwide FPC (the one that includes all the export parts…right-hand drive components, metric speedometers, etc.) and see if I can find anything.

Nope, that steering box will be fine. You'll need to make the appropriate steering column shaft adaptations.

No, and checking the Australian and US factory parts catalogues, I confirm your visual impression that the RHD ones aren't the same as the LHD ones. Uppers are the same, but lowers are not. Send me a PM; I may have a set of those lower balljoints new in box from my last drum brake A-body (which...

No. There is only one kind of upper and one kind of lower ball joint on each side of a '73-'76 A-body -- large -- regardless of brakes.

That's a very good question. The upper and lower ball joints and the lower control arms are all listed "one type only" in the '74 FPC, but the upper arms are showing different P/Ns for disc vs. drum. Don't have my '76 FPC in front of me right now to see what might be listed there.

Yes.

Firm Feel and Steer & Gear sell upgraded rebuilt stock boxes. That means all the stock equipment (pitman arm, power steering hoses, input shaft coupler) bolt right up.

They and Steer & Gear both have sterling reputations.

Ding! Good steer, there. R/T Specialties have them for an affordable price. The NOS items on eBay are priced much higher and although they're new, they're also...old! :shock: Easy pick. Thanks again.

One of the three rectangular nylon mount spacers that go between the column bracket and the dashboard on my '73 Dart is broken. Anyone know if someone's offering new ones?

Yep, all you have to do is remove the old perches and install new ones moved slightly inboard. I don't recall the exact figure, either; shouldn't be hard to measure.

Neat trick, what make and model of time machine did they use? 1957 was the first year for torsion bars.

Your experience is sad but not typical; most A-bodies have stock control arms…without cracks or other problems. I don't abuse my car. You're going to lecture me on the differences among price, cost, and cost-effectiveness? Er-ruh…thanks, but no thanks. :lol: :error:

Why not? Well, how about "Because the universe stubbornly refuses to stuff wads of money under my door" for a reason? I think it's a pretty good one.

…yet. And no, I don't have a better suggestion. They are what's available. :roll:

Like it matters. Moog and TRW ball joints for our ancient applications are Chinese crap these days.

I have them in my '73 Dart. They were originally intended for installation on collision-damaged or sagged-out cars to bring the camber back within normal range. They can also be installed so as to provide more positive caster on a car in good condition, and that's how I have them in mine. They...

This is all on my '73 Dart. I haven't looked at modifying the front suspension of my '62 Lancer yet.

Stock upper control arms with Moog offset bushings, yes.

Once upon a time, a big manufacturing company had a problem with one of their production machines. It was a big, complex apparatus and it was quite a challenge to pin down exactly what the problem was. The machine simply stopped working. Their in-house engineers tried tirelessly, but hours...

And yet it stubbornly remains reality. *shrug*

For the same reason it's so hard to find someone competent to install breaker points or rebuild a carburetor—the knowledge is no longer in general circulation. It has passed into the realm of specialty skill.