Steering and Suspensin questions

[Cobain03]

i want to tighten every thing up as it just seems loose. Its very easy to turn and has a lot of body roll, proably from being worn out 40 year old stuff. What do you reccomend? i do not want a SCCA style setup but just something a littl more aggressive.

car mods in sig

 

[Rusty67]

Some Opentracker roller perches, 1 1/8" front sway bar, check to see if your shocks are good, check your upper/lower arm bushings, checker your inner/outer tie rods to see if they need to be replaced and check the steering box for adjustment/slop.

 

[rbohm]

here is what is going under my 66 coupe;

540in/lb rate front springs

5 leaf rear springs

1 1/8" front sway bar

3/4" rear sway bar

upper arms modified to change the balljoint angle, and reinforce the upper arm. i may even add roller bearings or a better bushing than stock.

roller spring perches

lower arms boxed, and a spherical bearing installed

adjustable strut rod with a heavy duty rod end

either kyb gas adjust shocks or koni/s depending on what i can afford

12" front brakes with 69 lincoln calipers up front

either crown vic rear disc brakes, or a modified system using four piston mustang front calipers and a pinion mounted e-brake

subframe connectors welded in with stringers run from the connectors to the rocker panels to further stiffen the chassis

the upper control arm pivot point lowered 1"

export brace with a monte carlo bar

upgraded lower crossmember.

late model 16" mustang wheels with a 225/50-16 tire, probably khumo's because i like them.

alignment specs

caster +3 degrees
camber -0.5 to +0.5 degrees
toe in 1/8"

 

[Rusty67]

I don't think he wants to go that excessive.

 

[Helmantel]

You may want to start with just rebuilding/checking the stock suspension and make sure everything is correctly aligned/adjusted. The handling of these cars may not be impressive by today’s standard, but I feel that many times, the complaints come from parts that are worn, alignment that is off, etc. No big sway bar in the world is going to help if the tie rods are loose or if the strut rod bushings are dry rotted 

From there, there are many modifications you can make: Shelby upper A-arm drop, bigger front sway bar, GT springs, good shocks. Some of these changes are easiest to install when you have everything apart anyway while others can easily be added later.

 

[phast69]

For steering....TCP Rack and Pinion FTW. For suspension....any basic handling kit from any one of the numerous mustang vendors will be 10 times better than your stock suspension.

 

[Cyclone]

You Can Check Out This Suspension Article to view parts and installation...
http://www.fly-ford.com/MM0507-How_To_Install_a_Blueprinted_Suspension.html

 

[chromedog]

helmantel hit it right on the head... in addition to his suggestions,ive added stiffer leaf springs, to balance out the 620's up front. i got the compliment a few days ago, from my buddy with an 84 corvette "this car rides 3 times better than my vette!" not bad for a 40 year old warmed over falcon...

 

[Opentracker]

Here is a kit we just put on a '66 coup and the owner was very pleased. A kit like this is simple, looks stock and will give the car a nice ride and great handling. It dosn't take much to get these cars to drive a lot better than they did from the factory. A performance alignment is as important as any part you can buy. When the cars are set to factory settings, they don't drive well at all.

With some racing brake pads/shoes and racing tires, you could take a car with this kit to the track and do quite well. You wouldn't win a race but it sure would be fun.


1/4" Poly coil spring insulators
GT 1" drop coil springs
Street Upper arms
Street Lower arms
Roller spring perches
Steering kit with roller idler arm
Strut rod bushings
KYB Front shocks
Grab-A-Track rear shocks
1 1/8" front sway bar kit
3/4" rear sway bar kit
4.5 Mid eye 1" drop leaf springs with new U-Bolt, front eye bolt and rear shackle kit

 

[bnickel]

i definitely recommend opentracker's roller perches i have them on my car with 750lb springs, 1" front sway and kyb gas adjust shocks snd they have made the car a lot smoother and the suspension responds a lot faster as well.

 

[65fastbackresto]

I`ll back him up there

I`ve got Opentracker stuff on mine, its the way to go man.

I`ve got manual steering and I got the roller spring perches and the roller idler arm, and its pretty easy to steer now even in a parking lot.

 

[Gailahan]

This is what you need:

http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=CA64K+01

You could add some new springs up front as well.

 

[Opentracker]

I would like the mod's at stangnet to know that I am not trying to sell parts here, just point out a kit that we know works. You could source the parts from several vendors.

Keeping my rear out of hot water folks :SNSign:

 

[2bav8]

Its ok John...
I even have a few of your parts on my car and they really do work.