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As long as you understand that the MII front suspension was a "good handler" only compared to the original stuff they replaced.

Brakes were undersized for most of the fat fendered stuff. Handling needed improvement, looks were blah, which is why all the after market stuff was developed, kinda like the SBC.



while I'll agree that putting the 11" brakes on instead of the 9 1/2" ones is a good improvement
I had 3 different rods with the stock A arms and 9 1/2" brakes and all of them handled and stopped just fine,
we put over 120K mi on my wifes 34 plymouth sedan with all stock stuff
the tube A arms do look better than the stock ones,
but on most cars you can't even see them,
they are almost cheaper than stock ones now.
I go with tube "A" arms and 11" brakes on the cars I do now.

and as far as handling, most all of the AC cobra kit cars have the mustang II style stuff under them as well.

would I put one under a 4,000 lbs car, probably not
but I sure would use one on just about any 30s or 40s rod under 3,600 lbs
a sway bar is a good idea as well but all my past cars did not have one and they were very reliable and fun cars to drive

Ron...