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It's the center section that looks like a 1972-era 15" wheel to me. All drum brake C-bodies were 14" prior to the Fuselage models. 15" wheels were only on disc brake C-body cars from '66-'68, when the 15" wheels were needed to clear the 4-piston disc brake calipers. CBODY67

Those brakes should be testing the integrity of your seat belts. What brand and type of brake shoes did you install? Sometimes, "brand" can make the difference. Were the drums machined and what is the ID of the drum. I'm presuming, too, that the brakes are correctly adjusted and you did...

What you adjusted was not the only adjustment, just the one most people are aware of as it has the threaded stud and lock nut. The OTHER adjustment is on the input side of the gear. With your helper turning the steering wheel from center, with the car parked, you can see an in and out reaction...

The adjustment you made did not affect what you wanted it to affect, which is why it did not return to center as easily as it should. What do you see on the input side of the gear? Or at the bottom of the steering column jacket and the coupling there? It could well be the differences in the...

Not doubting the need for something of this nature in your racing exploits, but might a larger flat washer under the OEM nut provide much of the same thing and still fit under the needed grease cap? Just some thoughts, CBODY67

Once you narrow the axle housing and shorten the axle shafts, that pretty much is a "no return" situation. Rather than the option of "going back". Unless you want to change the rear axle to a normal one. The OTHER situation is that the reverse offset wheels put more loads on the wheel...

Those wheel covers came on Formals with 15x6 wheels, from the factory. I would be more concerned about them clearing the rear fender skirts on 15x6 factory wheels. But probably no more outward extension than the 15" disc brake wheel covers for 1968 Dodges, I suspect

I believe the red paint only appeared with the then-new Magnum 500, factory option wheels? Otherwise, "natural". CBODY67

All of the factory disc brakes on C-bodies have always had 15" wheels.

Just checked RockAuto and they are "Out of Stock" on power drum and power disc brake boosters. Including the "Cardone" brand and others. All of them. Might have to take what you can get.

What makes your booster rare and hard to find parts for? Seems like some effective brazing could plug that hole? Might not look pretty, but you can communicate that fact to them. Many of the big box auto supply stores probably carry the "Cardone" brand, which many in here do not like, from...

Suspecting the aluminum-body master cylinder liks is on my '80 Newport might work too? It's a bit smaller in cross-section. CBODY67

Well, you mentioned nothing about the "Total Contact" dual wheel cylinder brakes. You might find some factory information and links to a network of Chrysler 300 Letter Car people at www.jholst.net . Perhaps there is an illustrated expanded view of the master cyl and booster in the brakes...

Other than the new gear box, how many other parts are in their installation kit? CBODY67

Radials do like minimum toe-in. The whole situation of toe-in is that as the wheels roll against the pavement, a force is piut on the steering system so toe-out the front wheels. So the static pre-load is there to compensate for that. Such that "rolling toe" (which some alignment machines...

No need the change factory alignment settings for radial tires, from my experiences. Caster can be maximized, toward the top end of the spec, to about 1 degree positive. Camber can be minimized, to marginally decrease sidewall flex, and toe-in should be near the minimum spec, in general. But...

You might increase the caster to the max possible and still have camber in spec. Seems like the power steering caster spec is +.75 degrees? What you mention, just like the steering wheel being exactly centered when driving straight, is something that once you notice, you start keying on that...

Are the related rubber bumpers in place? I seem to recall similar on our '66 Newport. Might be "part of the breed"? CBODY67

Looks good!

I concur, but as time progresses, it seems that more "will work" solutions exist rather than "direct-fit" items. In MANY areas of our civilization, those who can remember the "direct-fit" items, when they were available and plentiful, consider anything else as "mediocre" or "otherwise...