why not run a stock front bar? question on the steerng box, did you rebuild the coupler? I had a car that had a ton of slop in the steering, replaced the box, still there, when they rebuilt the coupler they put it together wrong, it was all in the coupler...only way I found it was I was working under the hood and my son was playing in the car turning the wheel and I Happened to see it.

ive got the stock front bar and a addco rear on my 68 works just fine, had no issues with either

Thanks for the link, but that's a manual box. I want to stay power.

And I wouldn't mind having a stock bar, but these bars were gifts years ago, and finding a stock bar seemed like finding a unicorn back then. Would it be any easier to find now? I think I'll see what happens with the new brackets first. BTW, do you have LCA's with the stock mounts?

As far as the steering, yes I rebuilt the coupler with a Mopar kit, and I'm sure the play is in the box. I can turn the shaft by the coupler housing and see the pitman arm isn't moving. I did talk to the parts store today. They're willing to replace it, and might consider just giving me my money back, and letting me keep the box as a core for Firm Feel. Just need to get the box off and take it in. Ugh, not looking forward to that again.