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Ahhh gotcha! I wasn’t familiar with that term but I understand it. As I’m mocking it up, nothing appears to be below or at the bottom of the rim. I mocked with a 15” wheel that I plan to use. I still have more tweaking to do before I commit to this idea but so far I think it’s going to work and be safe. I’ll take some actual measurements from key points and see where it’s at. The kingpin and the proposed spindle differ in height by 2.5 inches if I remember right. I took all the height difference from the bottom, so yes it’s going to sit lower, which is ok with me. But yeah, I’ll keep checking ground clearances as I work through the idea. Thank you!

The lower control arm is still in its factory mounting location. I’m not expecting any clearance issues there.

Beautiful car, Andy!! That’s quite the evolution! I’ve heard of folks doing the Mustang II front end but I’m really trying to keep it all Dodge. I’ve tried to mock up all the different Mopar k frames but each would require a ton of fabrication. But, I think I’ve come up with a workable all Dodge solution. I’m retaining the ‘41 lower control arm, and using a Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare upper control arm, spindle, caliper, rotor, and sway bar. For steering I’m using a manual rack from a Dodge Omni. The biggest fabrication so far is grafting the Aspen lower ball joint mount to the kingpin fork on the 41 lower control arm. Also, making a bracket to mount the Aspen upper control arm bracket to the 41 upper control arm mounting pad. I’m still mocking it up but it’s looking very promising so far! I’ll post some pics once I can shrink them down below the 3mb limit lol - John

Hello! What front suspension modernizations have been successful on these early to late 40’s Dodge/Plymouth/Desoto’s replacing the kingpin setup? Thanks!