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Before opening the press, measure the leaf-spring main eyes and lay out the old end links. This red A-body kit supplies alternate spring-eye and end-link pieces for different factory combinations. Use the ones that match the car, not the ones nearest your elbow.

 

Fitment

  • 1966-1976 Dodge Dart and the manufacturer-listed Plymouth A-body applications in the finder rows.
  • Barracuda coverage is limited to 1966-1969 A-body cars. The 1970-1974 E-body Barracuda uses a different kit; those years are excluded here.

 

Specifications

  • Part 5.18104R; red polyurethane Hyper-Flex components with the listed metal hardware.
  • The kit-specific list supplies alternatives for a 1-1/2-inch spring main eye with a 1/2-inch bolt, or a 2-inch main eye with a 5/8-inch bolt.

 

Included

  • Upper control-arm bushings and their shells/sleeves/washers, front strut-rod bushings, front end-link components, lower control-arm bump stops, rear leaf-spring/shackle bushings and sleeves, and tie-rod dust boots.
  • Lower control-arm bushings are separate. The 2013 kit-specific parts list places sway-bar frame bushings under additional parts, while the current manufacturer page lists front 28 mm/rear 15 mm sway-bar bushings. Their supplied inclusion and size remain unconfirmed; check the actual kit contents before ordering frame bushings.

 

Before ordering and installation

  • Compare the components to the manufacturer's 5.18104 parts list before disassembly. Its current list specifies upper control-arm bushings only; lower arm bump stops are included, lower arm bushings are not.
  • Use the correct spring-eye bushings/sleeves for the measured eye and bolt. The list differentiates 1966-1972 and 1973-1976 front end-link hardware; match the original arrangement.
  • For the leaf-spring/shackle work, remove old rubber and the outer shell where the component instructions require it, clean the eyes/brackets, and lubricate the specified polyurethane contact surfaces.
  • Front end-link components are included. Measure the actual sway-bar diameter and verify which frame bushings, if any, arrive with this kit before ordering additional frame bushings.
  • Use the vehicle service manual for removal procedures and torque specifications. Confirm spring and suspension changes have not altered the original bushing dimensions.

Manufacturer product information

Manufacturer instructions / kit parts list

Manufacturer catalog, master sets on PDF page 20

Energy Suspension 5.18104R Red Hyper-Flex Kit - 1966-1976 Mopar A-body

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