“Budget” Suspension Build Input

I’m retired so money is a big concern but time isn’t. i knew my 65 Dart wagon conversion was going to be a long term project so over the past 5 or 6 years (or longer), i would buy parts as money permitted. Besides following the KISS rule, I would upgrade as needed. My formula for better or worse:

Front end - 73-76 upper control arms with genuine Moog offset bushings and NOS upper ball joints. Stock lower control arm with sway bar tab with NOS dis brake lower ball joint and NOS pivot pin bushing. 73-76 disc brake spindle and caliper adapter with new modern rotors and bearings, seals, etc. Calipers are NOS, pads and hoses are modern parts. Tie rods ends are NOS C Body with the solid sleeves.The sway bar is the beefy Helwig I’ve had for at least 10 years as is the PST 1.03 torsion bars. Shocks are the Bilstein adjustables.

EDIT- forgot abot the steering as well as the strut rods. Steering is a stock 65 PS box rebuilt by Steer and Gear in their Stage 3 modern feel. The pump was also rebuilt by them to compliment the rebuilt box. The strut rods Re the QA1 adjustables

The rear end is an A Body 8.75 with a 742 chunk with 3.23 gears. Brakes are Dr Diff 94-04 Mustang knockoffs with the caliper adapters provided by a FABO members. To compliment the big Helwig front sway bar, I’m using a .75 Addco rear sway bar. I had a 76 ABody cop rear sway bar but it would fit with the disc brakes. Sold it to fund some of the other parts. Shocks are Bilsteins.

Wheels are 14 in chrome Magnum 500s I’ve had forever still boxed up. Tires are 2.15x 70 - 14s and yes, the rims clear the rear rotors.

Lots of upgraded stock stuff with some decent aftermarket parts. One of these days I’ll finished the car and see how it all plays out.