early A & front chassis stiffening

What do you want to bet that car has a coilover suspension?

I don't think I have ever heard of a cracked mopar shock tower. Has anyone else?

Maybe on a race car with solid mounted shocks with real high rates, but not likely on a street car with rubber.

Not to mention the shocks have very little damping in compression (which is where the largest shocks would come from).

I'd bet you have a rust issue.
my 1965 has cracked shock towers. it has stock suspension. i do not know the history of the car but i do know it has very little rust...