...back when my daughter drove it..... over 2700 drag strip passes...and still going strong....that was the March Meet...2007 or 2008?

I don't think you can install, bolt up, a 1967 and up A body K member in a 1963 to 1966 A body. The front and rear frame rails are closer together on the early A body cars

I was thinking the same thing.

That is correct. All the suspension pieces themselves will interchange, but the K frame and drag link are narrower on an early A.

The rear end housing and springs are the same width as a late A.

A B-body spindle will work also. It is 3/4" taller and will accept the A-body upper ball joint. Then just use your existing lower ball joint.

....Hmmmmm....that might be a better option...thanks

The late B-body spindle is the same as the FMJ. However it will not fit the early A-body upper ball joint. The only A-Body upper arm that has the "normal" size upper ball joint is 73-76 A-Body.
Doug

Thanks...my Dad is the king of just tossing stuff together. I saw this pic and my jaw dropped. My Dart has NEVER looked like that even carrying both fronts in the air...

Until I resolve it ...the boy is just gonna be driving his S/C dragster...my Dart or working on his 7.0 Pro program.

dr. diff has a kit that allows the early A body ball joint to fit the B body spindles. it consists of a pair of tapered adapters that fit over the A body joint's pins that has the same taper as the B body spindle's hole taper. i used this kit on a 72 duster project using the rebuilt upper control arms and FMJ spindles. worked like a charm ! and a good price to boot ! might be something you may want to consider if you don't have a pair of 73-76 A body upper arms, and your original arms, bushings, and ball joints are in excellent condition.

I think the extra 1200# is murdering your front suspension. Thats ike trying to race with 5 fat guys in the car, your suspension is going to do weird stuff.

As far as mating B Body spindles to A body control arms there are also threaded sleeves available that can weld into your stock upper A arm to receive the larger ball joints. A friend has them in stock so I would imagine they're available through Speedway or Allstar Performance...maybe even Motorstate...

another option for sure. the speedway sleeve number is : 910-34812. price : $7.99ea.

We've found so many issues it's down to a bare K member under the car right now. My dad is freaking out at the stuff I'm tossing....but it's gonna be fixed right. Thanks for the replies and tips...I'll try to post some pics.

I'll bet the lower control arm bushings were beauties.
Doug

I would bet they matched the lower ball joints.

Glad to see a upgrade in progress

Ball joints are in great shape. My dad's "urathane" bushings turned out to be cheap as you can get rubber. Bump stops are gone...top and bottom...completely rotted off. Shocks have ZERO fluid left in them ( he said the used ones transferd the weight better)...ya..it's all not good.

shocks with holes drilled in them to let the oil out was THE thing to do back in the day for fast front rise/weight transfer. i tried that several times, along with completely wore out units. sometimes that would work, other time, it would not.[mostly, the latter]

I am not sure how to link it to the Tech Archives on Front Suspension. BUT the Chrysler front end, drag racing set up, has been saved there.

http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/susp/27.html

I think this is the link to the Chrysler recommended settings
Scroll down and click on page 15 or 16