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12-06-2006 #1
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Struts on '67 Mustang
Has there been a through thread on putting Fox style struts on early mustang? Seems simple enough but I worry about the angles being all wrong, but then it can't be much worse than stock right?
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12-07-2006 #2
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There is a company thast makes a kit to do this with a tube K member. But in my .02 its not that great,you will still have shock towers and to me its not that stout looking like the Heidts. www.ajeracing.com
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12-07-2006 #3
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Fatman or someone else was doing a kit for putting SN95 struts and spindles on pre-71 Mustangs. Think it was something like $2000.
The Fox and SN95 geometry is no hell ... not sure if it's much of an upgrade or not.
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The "engineering" on the fatman stuff leaves me leery from what people have said over the years. In any case I was looking to do anything like that myself. I was just wondering if its worth doing.
Originally Posted by fast Ed
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'04 Mustang Saleen sc281 speedster
'67 Mustang notchback: The fabled $500 non running project car: 308, auto, 2 barrel (now 4), AC(now removed), 5 lug, disk front, drum rear, power brakes and steering... that I got started and home for $65 :D
12-08-2006 #5
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Well, if you can do it yourself cheap enough, I'd go with SN95 stuff at least, instead of Fox parts. The 96 - up spindles have the best geometry, and with any of the SN95 spindles you have the advantage of numerous options for reasonably priced brake packages. Originally Posted by THX 138
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12-08-2006 #6
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The original front clip on your mustang will take you way farther than public road will alow. Just look at track times for SVRA group6 mustangs. If you want more ACTUAL performance (not just visual performance or bench performance), spend an evening reading posts at corner-carvers.com.
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Fatman has a bad name even among a lot of the street rod crowd. If it's considered poorly engineered by people who putt around fairgrounds and put most of their miles on in trailers you might ask yourself if you want to use his stuff to beat it through the twisties.
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