From Daze Cars:
DazeCars, Shelby Drop, Klaus Arning drop, upper control arm drop, Falcon, Mustang, Cougar 60-70
Having the car aligned:
- There are several things to keep in mind when having your car aligned. First, factory Ford settings WILL NOT make for a good handling car. The original Ford settings were created with tires made in the 1960’s in mind and are not the ideal settings to maximize performance. Second, make sure you trust the alignment shop. Aligning an early Ford can be very challenging, especially with a “shim” type alignment because as you change either camber or caster, the other setting is affected. This makes the process very time consuming and some alignment shops will align the car to settings easy for them, rather than the setting you requested. NOTE: for best results, have the alignment shop print out a before and after specification sheet. Third, aligning a classic Ford, especially a pre-1967 car, is not an exact process and, due to the effects that changing either camber or caster have on each other, the alignment shop will need a set of tolerance specifications to align the car within. The following is a print out that I take to my alignment shop every time I have my car aligned.
Please align to these specs “1960-1966 Mustang and Falcon Performance Alignment with or without UCA drop”.
These specifications are in order of importance.
1. NO more than .25 degrees difference between driver’s side and passenger’s side.
2. +2.0 to +3.5 degrees caster.
NOTE: for cars with Adjustable strut rods. Please attain as much caster as possible using the shims (at least 1.5 to 2.0 degrees), and then use the adjustable strut rods to increase the caster and make the sides the same. Also, please note that the caster difference between the driver’s side and passenger’s side needs to have no more .25 degrees difference prior to the adjustment of the strut rods.
3. -.5 to 0 degrees camber. No positive camber, please. There is no problem having a slight variation from driver’s side to passenger’s side to account for the crown in the road.
4. 1/16" to 1/8” toe in
If you run into any problems attaining these specs, please call me (your phone number here).
- Once you have the car aligned, it is time to drive, drive, and drive some more. You should notice an immediate improvement in the way the car handles. As I have said before, the UCA drop is one of the single biggest ways to improve the way a Mustang handles and it should be obvious the first time you take it for a spin
From Opentracker's site:
Opentracker Racing Products - Tech
Tech Information
ORP front end alignment Specs
STREET SPECS *
Caster:
+1.5° to +2.5°
Camber:
0 to -.5°
Toe:
1/8" in
STREET/PERFORMANCE *
Caster:
+2.0° to +3.0°
Camber:
-.5° to -1.5°
Toe:
1/8" in
* Caster and camber setting must be the same on both sides for proper handling
• Read our featured article at FordMuscle.com about our Roller Spring Perch and how it can help improve the handling of your classic Mustang.
• Another FordMuscle.com article featuring our roller lower control arms built for serious track use.
• A step-by-step process of converting stock rubber bushing spring perches from early Fords into roller spring perches, by Day Scovel. "How to build roller perches"
