Rear suspension problems....

[Blue Thunder]

Is this setup welded to the axle housing or does it bolt on? Would those springs be too heavy?

Blue Thunder:

Any idea when you plan to start working on this? I sure would like to follow the project when you do.

Also: Any idea what a junk yard might charge for something like that?

It would require welding brackets to the housing.
The springs would most certainly be too stiff for the II. Those SUVs weigh probably 4100-4400 pounds. The back end of the thing weighs almost as much as the entire II. But PST in new jersey, or any similarly-equipped suspension shop can make custom springs for any application. (You'd just tell them what you did, and how much the car weighs, and they'd guestimate the spring weight requirement)

I have a HELLUVA lot of things planned for my Stang this year. The ladder bar suspension swap will be close to last on the list, so if I do get to it this year, it will be middle to end of summer. But I will add pics and document every step on my website. (worldofwargod.com)

 

[Blue Thunder]

After laying under my Stang tonight, and studying the rear frame(heh) rails and shocks crossmember, it appears that fabricating a wide tubular crossmember and welding it into place between the factory frame members will drastically strengthen the car at one of its very weakest points. (The factory "frame" over the rear housing is pretty pathetic, it's just a couple pieces of sheet metal bent over the trunk floor pan and spot-welded together. I'm thinking when I install the new crossmember to support the swap coil springs, I will add some metal to those factory rails to give them more structure.

 

[77sleeper]

could you not use the spring eye bolts in the front?

 

[Blue Thunder]

could you not use the spring eye bolts in the front?

hmm?