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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: HAVI on September 28, 2007, 11:10:18 PM

Title: dropped spindles revisited
Post by: HAVI on September 28, 2007, 11:10:18 PM
A dumb question,perhaps, but I'm bored.  Mustang II suspensions are common under street rods, and so they sell dropped spindles.  It's also a coil-over set up.  So I'm thinking 2 things.
1.  would drop spindles work on a stock mustang front?  (I'm going with fox stang arms under an 87 tc to pull the tires in behind the fenderwell)
2.would coilovers even make it easier?

I'm also considering building a full frame, so...It certainly ain't gonna be a daily driver.
Title: dropped spindles revisited
Post by: Ether947 on September 29, 2007, 12:40:45 AM
The Mustang II Suspension is a double A-Arm Setup.
(http://www.miracerros.com/mustang/t_animate_sla.gif)

The Fox Suspension is a Modified MacPherson Setup.
(http://www.miracerros.com/mustang/t_animate_mps.gif)

I other words no.

Image Source:
http://www.miracerros.com/mustang/t_suspension.htm


Someone sells... or used to sell drop spindles for Fox Stangs. Not sure who though...
Title: dropped spindles revisited
Post by: Tbird232ci on September 29, 2007, 08:44:43 AM
They do sell the drop spindles, theyre rather new as a matter of fact.
Title: dropped spindles revisited
Post by: HAVI on September 29, 2007, 03:03:34 PM
I was using the MII as an example, hope the wording didn't confuse everyone, but now I know they certainly aren't interchangeable.  I read here thru search about race-craft dropped spindles(thus the revisited part), but was wondering if anyone else heard of some other brand out there since 2004?  Probably not cheap either, I s'pose.  And would lowering with coilovers be easier than modifying the spindles?  I'm talking 3-5" drop.  Thanks for the link, btw.
Title: dropped spindles revisited
Post by: HAVI on October 01, 2007, 10:02:51 PM
AJE has 2" drop spindles for sale....$449.00