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mustang II suspension install #823594
10/06/10 09:35 PM
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does any one have good detailed pics of a mustang II crossmember instalation and maybe some advise on the eaisest n best way to do this just bought a mustang II front clip and am gonna be working on getting it mated up to my 36 coupe just wanted some pics n advise to refrance once i start so i dont screw it up lol

Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: leavitt4] #823595
10/08/10 01:56 PM
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Escondido, CA. Ron Podsiadly,...
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Jason, I don't have any pics for you but I did a 37 dodge a long time ago and it went well and rode great.
you said you have a must II front end, is it out of a mustang or is it an aftermarket unit?
I would recommend the fatman unit as it is built very beefy, with that being said I am very cheap and most of the ones I have done are cut from pintos or mustang II's.
when you put one in a 36 frame just remember not to mount the front end to high on the frame, those frames have a very high raise to them(around 5-6" from the bottom of the frame)
the one that I did had the upper "A" arms just above the top of the frame and I used stock arms so I made reliefs in the frame just in case I needed it for alignment(I did not have any clearance problems after it was done)I did not need to make the clearance in the frame, and if you went with tube A arms you wont need the frame notches. Ron....

Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: Mopar Ron] #823596
10/08/10 10:58 PM
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There are tons on the web, do searches.
Most that have done both a stock retrofit and a kit have said that the extra money for a kit is well worth it.

This ought to give you plenty to read...
http://www.hotrodders.com/clusters/frameswaps.html

Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: Mopar Ron] #823597
10/09/10 09:51 PM
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yea ron its coming out of a 74 mustang II im cheap as well so thats the route i went with got the complete front clip for 150 bucks and the kits i was looking at were 2500 3000 dollars thought i could make this work just fine

Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: leavitt4] #823598
11/17/10 10:39 PM
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Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: QWK_ENUF] #823599
11/18/10 10:13 PM
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Your ackerman is all screwy.


They say there are no such thing as a stupid question.
They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.
Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: Supercuda] #823600
11/18/10 10:36 PM
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Quote:

Your ackerman is all screwy.




Yep, it sure is, probably why the tires look like they do. Going to do some serious tire scuffing every time you turn that one. Gene

Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: poorboy] #823601
11/19/10 12:37 PM
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Not to mention serious bump-steer.

Re: mustang II suspension install [Re: earlymopar] #823602
11/26/10 04:35 AM
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a friend of mine has a stock pinto mamber in a 37 frame,,and it rides and steers just fine,,, still have the stock rotors,,,yikes,, but has a manual rack steers hard,,,,but no bump steer,, was there when he bought the car,,, has a 413 in it


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