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