172 Tooth Flywheel in my ´68 Barracuda.

The ribs on the Ansen may be the downfall for you and your bell crank may need modification. With my Lakewood I have at best a half inch clearance to the tunnel toward the rear of the housing. Then too, that Ansen appears to have a steeper taper. As far as my clutch combo, I've had an 11"- 143 tooth setup in mine forever because it was already there when acquired. It's worked fine but I'm not racing either. I do believe most versatile parts are in the 10-1/2" range these days. The MP book doesn't recommend 11" (full) for racing but provide no reasoning that I've found. I do have a 10-1/2" setup that will go in next time.
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Ok thanks,
Do you have the 1/2" K-frame spacers?
Now the Ansen Bell need a direct drive starter and 172 t fly wheel. Did some searching on the net, and see McLeod have a aluminium fly wheel with several bolt patters including 10.5" clutch. What do you say?