View Full Version : what will handle better? MII or well-prepped stock
baggins
10-23-2007, 02:13 AM
Ok so im not really getting the response i wanted in my other thread so here goes... what are the hinderances of the stock type front suspension on a 65 mustang? my original plan was to do opentracker arms with a tcp rack and some good coilovers with a sway bar. if i used the beefed up opentracker arms i am able to lower the upper arm between 1.5-1.75.
After doing all of this do you think that it would handle better than say an "out of the box" heidts MII setup? Thanks again-Nick
I would go with your first option over the MII conversion. The 65 chassis is pretty flimsy in its unmodified state and attaching a MII suspension to the frame rails is not going to help matters.
What chassis mods are you considering?
baggins
10-23-2007, 08:19 AM
the rear is either getting a tri-4 link or a 3 link with a watts... it already has full length subframes that are welded through the floor. i plan on bracing the front shock towers on the engine bay side as well as inside the fenders. and after all that a cage.
What state is your project currently in.
Is it all dissasembled yet???
baggins
10-23-2007, 01:34 PM
dissasembled... and from the back seat back no floor pan. i also have 2x3 tubing going from the front rails all the way to the back of the car. that is what i used for the new kickups and rails
CochinoFilipino
10-23-2007, 02:06 PM
From what I've been reading, a modified stock style suspension provides better geometry than the MII. Sorry, I can't bring the tech to back it. It's just just what I've concluded from readijn the many discussions on the various boards.
And some of the best improvements:
-Shelby Drop (1" w/stock UCA, more with modified uca or tubular)
-boxed or tubular UCA
-Opentrackers roller spring perches
-replacing the rubber strutrod bushing with a spherical type.
-rack and pinion steering
baggins
10-23-2007, 06:02 PM
all things listed above are what i am planning... would love to find out more about the drop spindles
CochinoFilipino
10-23-2007, 07:16 PM
Here's a thread discussing it's developement. If you jump to the end you'll see he's already had a prototype cast. http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=673899&highlight=drop+spindles
dissasembled... and from the back seat back no floor pan. i also have 2x3 tubing going from the front rails all the way to the back of the car. that is what i used for the new kickups and rails
Got a sketch or drawing showing the planned modification???
baggins
10-25-2007, 08:51 PM
no renderings yet but am working on making it out to the place im storing it at to get new pics
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