This might be a silly question...

[Cuprum-74]

I am need of a kickdown linkage for my duster as it did not come with one. (My duster was in pieces when I bought it)

I tried looking in the local junkyards for one, and all I found was a 75 Dart sport slant 6 and a 1979 dodge diplomat with a 318. They both still have their kickdown linkages.

Now the silly question is: Am I able to use any of those for the duster? If not is there a way to tweak them to fit?

I know Lokar sells a kickdown cable for mopars, but at about $80, I want to make sure there aren't any cheaper options first.

I'm still learning about these A-bodies, most of my knowledge comes from 1980's dodge trucks. (which, thankfully I can still apply a bit of it to these A-bodies)

 

[GEO]

Depends what engine your car has , the slant six and v8 take different ones

 

[Cuprum-74]

Depends what engine your car has , the slant six and v8 take different ones

Well it has a 360 with a 4 barrel in it. The Diplomat has a 318 2 barrel. Will the two barrel linkage off of the diplomat work?

 

[GEO]

I think the 318 linkage should work , make sure and get all of it from the carb stud to the transmission lever

 

[fishy68]

The 318 linkage should work but will probably take some modifying due to it being for a 2 barrel and your car having a 4 barrel. Another question is what trans. does your car have? If it's a 727 the link from the bell crank to the trans shift lever is probably a different length than the one from the Diplomat because they only came with 904 transmissions. That may not be easy to modify.

From now on when you post a question provide details on what your working on because not all are the same. Saves a lot of time posting it all at once

 

[Cuprum-74]

Ok sorry for the lack of info:

I have a 1974 Duster with a 360 and a A999 transmission from a Diplomat cop car.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger... I bought a cable kickdown system, hopefully there won't be any hiccups.

 

[fishy68]

Ok sorry for the lack of info:

I have a 1974 Duster with a 360 and a A999 transmission from a Diplomat cop car.

I went ahead and pulled the trigger... I bought a cable kickdown system, hopefully there won't be any hiccups.

No problem. Just helps to have all the info. I put a Lokar system on my car and it works great. One thing I don't think they mention in the instructions is anything about lubing it. I suggest lubing it up good with dry graphite. Makes it work smoother and last longer.