64 Fairlane/Fox Body suspension mashup questions

[blueroo]

Disclaimer: This is pretty much a copy and paste from my post on The H.A.M.B. Also I apologize if this is the wrong forum section to post this in, please correct me if I'm wrong. With that being said...



Hey everyone, long time reader first time poster. Anyhow, I have a 64 Fairlane 500 4 door sedan I've owned since I was 12 (27 now) and the car has evolved over the years from a 170/3 speed car to a 302/T5 car.

Now it's time for the next evolution. I'm also an autocrosser so handling is key to me. A buddy of mine has a cut up Fox body Mustang he's scrapping and we worked out a deal for me to get the front and rear suspensions for the Fairlane.

I've done minor fabrications on it before...shoulder belt mounts, the crossmember setup for the T5, things like that.

Never before have I attempted a fabrication project like this. I have a buddy who's a top notch welder and he does fabrication work but not for suspensions and whatnot.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction please? I'm probably being over cautious with this but considering my life and the life of other drivers is involved, I'd like to do this once and do it right



Now, as pointed out by members of The H.A.M.B, the Fox doesn't have the best suspension system in the world. A lot has changed since the Fairmont debuted that setup in 78. I understand this fact and I'm ok with it. I also know that R&C Motorsports (among others) offers a far superior Mustang II style derived kit for my Fairlane, the price is out of the question. And yes, I know, this setup isn't going to set the autocross circuit on fire with lightning fast times. Again, I'm ok with that.

Now, the distance between the frame rails of both the Fairlane and the Mustang are neary identical but how do I go about things such as setting ride height?

[Jetfixr320]

Not exactly the same thing. But pretty close.
https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/46489-TwinTorino