Entry/Update Date: - December 26, 2016
Model: - 1968 Dodge Dart GT
Weight: - Somewhere around 3200-3400 lbs, maybe.
Application: Weekend Car/Autocrosser/Road Racer/etc.
ENGINE / TRANS / REAR AXLE
Engine Package briefly: - 408ci Engine built by IMM Engines
Estimate HP: - 523 hp and 522 ft-lbs of torque at the crank
Trans: - T56 Magnum (driving it and doing the math, it may not be the close ratio)
RE Ratio/Type: - 3.55:1 w/ Eaton TrueTrac
WHEELS
Front Wheels: - 18 x 9" Mickey Thompson SC-5 w/ +32 mm offset (and 5 mm spacer)
Front Tires : - 255/40/18 Michelin Super Sport
Rear Wheels: - 18 x 9" Mickey Thompson SC-5 w/ +22 mm offset (and 5 mm spacer)
Rear Tires : - 255/40/18 Michelin Super Sport
FRONT SUSPENSION
Aftermarket Front End brand: - Hotchkis TVS
Bushing material: - Polyurethane
TB Dia: - 1.06" Firm Feel T-bars
Front Shocks: - Fox Adjustable
Front Sway bar Dia: - Hotchkis 1-1/2"
UCA upgrades / type / brand - Hotchkis
LCA upgrades / type / brand - Reinforced plate
REAR SUSPENSION
Rear Leaf Suspension Model Rate: - Hotchkis
Bushing material: - Polyurethane
Shocks: - Fox Adjustable
Rear Sway bar Dia: - Hotchkis 1" Hollow
BRAKES
Front Brakes: - Dr Diff Stage 4
Rotor Dia / Width: - 13" / 1.25"
Caliper-Pistons: - 1.5' / 1.625"
Cooling Ducts: Not yet, but soon
Brake pad material / brand - Whatever Cass gave me.
Rear Brakes: - Dr Diff 11.75" kit
Parking Brake: - Stock
Brake pad/shoe material / brand - Whatever Cass gave me.
Dual Circuit Dia MC: - 1-1/32" 1980 Dodge Aspen
Brake Fluid DoT 3, 4, 5, 5.1 Other - 4
STEERING
Power / Manual - Power
Box or Rack / type - Borgeson PS Box
Steering pump - KRC PS pump
Pitman-/idler arm ratio - stock
Tie-rod diameter - stock
ALIGNMENT SPECS
Caster - 4-5 deg. (guesstimate)
Camber - 4-5 deg. (guesstimate)
Toe setting IN/OUT - 1/16" IN
Ride height change from stock, FRONT - 1-2" lower
Ride height change from stock, REAR - 1" lower
CHASSIS / FRAME
Chassis: - stock but heavily reinforced
Subframe Connectors: - Hotchkis with extra bracing to torsion bar brace.
Torque Boxes: - none
Roll bar, Roll Cage: - Custom six-point cage with swing-out doors.
Other / Aftermarket stiffeners: - Beefed up Torsion bar brace and trans brace.
COMMENTS: - It's a fun car
1. Best above improvement(s): - Chassis Stiffening
2. Least effective above improvement - None
3. Next improvement - Trying to fit 275/35/18 tires all the way around. Larger T-bars.
4a. Above car handles IMO on a 1-10 ( 10 best Z06, 1 yugo): 9
4b. Above car handles IMO compared to a similar car of same buildyear: 1 Million
