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These photos illustrate the curvature. The front 3 feet of the door are straight, the dip is the the back 3rd of the door - which puts it about half way down the length of the car. the dip is roughly 1/4" deep. '69 RR - original door.
Factory offset for the rear ends is only 1-3/16" (approximately). Nowhere near 2". Offset is measured at the pinion. Offset was always ONLY to accomodate the steering box.
I'm pretty sure you're going to have to replace the frame. No big deal - lots available at swap meets, etc. HOWEVER, I believe Dodge and Plymouth are different so make sure you get the correct one.
a) the nut is installed backwards
b) get rid of that spring. The correct spring should attach in that little notch in the fork itself - this will keep things snug and will also pull back the fork - not just the linkage.
c) a proper shorter spring will attach to the bellhousing
d) the fork does...
There is a "swoop" because it transitions from the front fender bulge to the rear quarter panel bulge. Unfortunaly I have no photos that really highlight it
Could be the wrong year/model mount. If the auto mount works, use it!
If I remember correctly there were two different long tailstocks - with the mounts in different locations. Maybe E bodies and/or '71 and up ??
I bought that exact one for the same purpose as you. It works fine BUT if you jack the car in the middle - like on the diff for example - it will sway to either side. Ideally you should jack one side and use axle stands for support.
It lifted the rear of the car effortlessly with on 40 psi...