Posted By: A/MP
MUSTANG SUSPENSION FOR AN EARLY A BODY - 10/27/14 03:31 AM
Looking for some options on converting my early A front suspension. I've seen the Alterkation set up and the price. Looking for an alternative.
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Looking for some options on converting my early A front suspension. I've seen the Alterkation set up and the price. Looking for an alternative.
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Hemi Denny K member is another option. If you're not planning a Gen III swap, you can get by with stock stuff just fine.
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I'm looking to build an every day driver that handles very well, an occasional autocross and a long driver. I certainly don't what a new/newer car.
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Mustang II's are simply wide track Pintos. The front suspension parts are all the same. I've never understood their popularity with the hot rod crowd.
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Hemi Denny K member is another option. If you're not planning a Gen III swap, you can get by with stock stuff just fine.
by the time you source all the same quality parts that the alter-k already comes with they are very close in price.
i see a bunch of posts on other boards about guys buying that hemmy denny thing but no actual real world usage feedback. they all seem to be projects in the works. the alter-k you have a ton of positive real world usage feedback.
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Hemi Denny K member is another option. If you're not planning a Gen III swap, you can get by with stock stuff just fine.
by the time you source all the same quality parts that the alter-k already comes with they are very close in price.
i see a bunch of posts on other boards about guys buying that hemmy denny thing but no actual real world usage feedback. they all seem to be projects in the works. the alter-k you have a ton of positive real world usage feedback.
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Hemi Denny K member is another option. If you're not planning a Gen III swap, you can get by with stock stuff just fine.
by the time you source all the same quality parts that the alter-k already comes with they are very close in price.
i see a bunch of posts on other boards about guys buying that hemmy denny thing but no actual real world usage feedback. they all seem to be projects in the works. the alter-k you have a ton of positive real world usage feedback.
The HDK suspension keeps the front wheels in the correct location vs the others that put the wheels outward, like swapping the later A-body spindles and disc brake set-up. His parts have been on the road at least ten or fifteen years... Just recently going retail with his suspension.
Check it out here: HDK on FABO
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Nice looking parts Denny. What is the intented purpose of your parts? Do you have any graphs of camber gain, roll center height, or bumpsteer?
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some 20 years ago, my intent was to get rid of the steering box to allow room for a Hemi in a A body.
The intent is still pretty much the same as when I started, Eliminate the bulky, worn out, 40-plus year old steering box with rear steer linkage and replace with a modern, compact, off the shelf, rack and pinion assembly. Also remove/replace the torsion bars to gain room for almost any exhaust you can imagine. And shed a few pounds along the way.
here is the tricky part, for me anyways.
no welding or cutting....100% bolt-on pieces
no exotic ($$$$) parts
use the existing upper control arm attaching points. This somewhat limits what you can do with roll center, however, it can be tuned/improved with extended upper ball joints. Further difficulty arises because of the simple fact hardly any two cars sit at the same ride height.
keep the front wheel / tire combo tucked into the front fenderwell for turning clearance and a better look
sorry..no graphs at this point. gotta put that one on top of the list. There are some pics on another thread showing camber gain thru-out travel.....it is virtually zero, however, due to the upper arm being shorter than the lower arm, there is naturally going to be some camber gain at full compression.