What's the interchange on the passenger side strut rod? I need to know for the '65 Dart....

Mine snapped today...

I have one from Duster Idiot (Thanks D.I. for all the help today!) off Beater Valiant ('67 Signet) that I hope will fit.






Since when do strut rods randomly snap anyways?

~RDE~

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1984 D100 Shorty Custom
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Part of Tyrde-Browne Racing

Dayum! bet she got squirrely on the street after that happened!

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1962-72 A-body, all.
The rods are interchangeable, side-to-side.
Later rods have a crosshole drilled thru the bushing end for a safety pin but those also work in early applications.
I use to break S. Rods somewhat often when I was running an after-market anti-sway bar that clamped-onto the rod... I don't use that type of sway bar these days.
DD

Um, I believe that 73-76 are a bit shorter (longer?). I am not sure of the cutoff year. '67 rod will work fine for '65 car.

Lou

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Awesome. Hopefully the bushing isn't trashed.

Dusteridiot had one from BV, and one from a '76 something that was different in length by about 1/2". I don't recall if that was longer or shorter.

I may have to find a different nut however, as I did notice the two rods had different thread pitches on one end. One has coarse thread, the other was fine thread. I am hoping I have the right nut already. Heck, now would be a good time for a tosion bar swap, and get rid of those stupid swizzle sticks under there...

Thanks!

~RDE~

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1984 D100 Shorty Custom
Certified Auto Appraiser - RevItUp Classic Appraisals
President - Cherry City Bombers CC
Part of Tyrde-Browne Racing

The '67 has NF threading each end,and the "stops" are about 1/2" longer than the '73 up struts...(which the 'pinned' end is NC for some reason.)

-D.Idiot

I thought The later A-bodies strut rods were held to the lower by 2 bolts and the earlier ones had a nut on the back side of the lower. am I insane?

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No A-body is the same on strut rods...one nut to hold the lower control arm...one nut to hold the washer on the bushing through the k-member...

Maybe you are thinking sway bar?

-D.Idiot

He is thinking later B body.

Lou

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60 + 61 A-body strut rods are unique and bolt to the underside of the lower control arm. These cannot be used in 62 - 76 A-body applications.

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. . . there was good sport at his making.

Now I need to go look at some 73-76 strut rods... a slightly shorter rod could come-in handy...
DD

wow i mean ha i mean sry

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'72 Valiant DD for over a decade-225-Disc brakes, big T-bars, big Sway bars f/r, carter bbd/super six, GM HEI, 2- 12" subs in trunk, 1000w amp...
'77 cherokee cheif widetrack-360-33x12.5 tires-no lift. keeps driveway dry-project/backup DD/mudder

The 73-76 rod was shorter because it had longer/ bigger bushing in the K- frame. ( I guess trying to improve NVH?) I think you could swap either way (as a pair) if you used the correct front bushing.

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63 Valiant Wagon
225 - 4 bbl

This is really NOT and easy questions to answer.

Yes. there are 2 different strut lengths. There are also 2 different bushing types. The 2 piece, and the 1 piece (early A).

That's a heck of and assumption to make, that the later A rod and later A bushing is the same length as the early A rod and Early A bushing.

I would think that the distance from the K frame to LCA on both cars would have to be measured. It the car was the same, then the assumption is probably true.

If the length is shortened, you'll pull the LCA forward giving more pos. caster. But the bushing will additional twising loads from not being perpendicular to the frame rail.