Progress Thread Stykthyn Tries It Again

FoxMustangLvr · Oct 10, 2015

hoopty5.0 said:
Don't think so and car is on the ground at ride height

All I know is that I called UPR and they said 9" wide wheels will NOT work with coil overs. WTF? They said I need 8" rims.

stykthyn · Oct 10, 2015

I think backspacing plays a big part here.

GroverDill · Oct 10, 2015

Are you going to run the MM forward off set arms? You have the MM K? If so prepare for lots of rubbing on the fronts

stykthyn · Oct 10, 2015

Stock k. Should only move everything 3/4". I'm willing to stretch/flare the fenders of need be.

GroverDill · Oct 10, 2015

I have the standard offset arm with the K member, I thought the MM K was required with MM a-arms.

My standard arms move the wheels 3/4" forward and did indeed cause all kinds of rubbing

edit.

Seems 3/4" is built into KMM K so that explains that.

stykthyn · Oct 10, 2015

Still awaiting mm reply. If they don't work I will sell them.

hoopty5.0 · Oct 10, 2015

FoxMustangLvr said:
All I know is that I called UPR and they said 9" wide wheels will NOT work with coil overs. WTF? They said I need 8" rims.

I could see why they would say that. It was veeeeeeery close.

89oem · Oct 10, 2015

MM K and reverse offset on mine and it = stock factory position, MM says you need to trim the front lower plastic panel some for the forward offset.

A5literMan · Oct 10, 2015

FoxMustangLvr said:
All I know is that I called UPR and they said 9" wide wheels will NOT work with coil overs. WTF? They said I need 8" rims.

I wish I could take the tires off mine to measure my rim to know for sure if it's a 8 or 9" so I could tell you for sure.

Boosted92LX · Oct 11, 2015

A5literMan said:
I wish I could take the tires off mine to measure my rim to know for sure if it's a 8 or 9" so I could tell you for sure.

My local discount tire has a big set of calipers they use that can reach around a tire on a wheel to measure wheel width. Not sure how accurate that is though, because I'm pretty sure it's measured on the inside of the bead seat..

GroverDill · Oct 11, 2015

9" wheels with MM coilovers work in my case, 18x9 front wheels with 255 tires. I had more problems with the outer fenders due to the slight wheelbase change

stykthyn · Oct 12, 2015

Just got my reply from MM. They are confident they will fit with no spacer needed.

FoxMustangLvr · Oct 12, 2015

I thought the 94-95 SN95 spindles didn't change track width of your front end like the 96+ spindles do. Maybe just not as much. I always thought the mounting face on both SN95 and stock 4 lug 87-93 spindles were at the same location. Guess not or else how do you explain the need for .25" spacers with 4 lug and not the other?

stykthyn · Oct 12, 2015

That is a good question. Let me ask him. Stay tuned.

stykthyn · Oct 12, 2015

I was directed to this link
1979-93 Mustang: Swapping to the 1994-04 Spindles

FoxMustangLvr · Oct 12, 2015

I wonder how much the front wheels deflect under stress. Example, does a .5" gap between the wheel and C/O become .125" when cornering hard?

stykthyn · Oct 12, 2015

I would assume that would depend on your strut/spring combo.

Maybe @MFE92 can chime in.

stykthyn · Oct 25, 2015

Well, some progress, not much in the way of actual work to the car, but boosted92lx came through with some drop mounts for the engine. The stockers are shot. Maximum motorsports control arms, sway bar brackets, and cc plates are here. Also ordered in a new charcoal canister and canp solenoid. All about not smelling like gasoline. Next few weeks are going to be busy but hopefully will have time to work on it soon.

stykthyn · Mar 13, 2016

So after letting the car sit without being fired for a year I got my hands dirty over the weekend. And got her fired up. Ironed out some issues with the brakes I was having, replaced the fluids and took her for a shake down run to the corner store. Didn't take any pics to add but there will be some coming shortly. It seems sitting for so long has let some unruly things escape my attention that I probably would have noticed sooner. Namely rust in the floor pans. Rest of the car is still looking solid. My goal is to keep the car running while I attempt to fix this. The suspension work that I was originally planning on doing will have to wait, but this gives me the reason to strip the car down to address some of the items I am unhappy with.
Both sides of the floor are fubar. One or several of the POs punched holes in the floor with a Jack and bad weather seals have let moisture in. My first question is what would be the best way to do this?
Buy a 2PC kit or cjpony sells an entire pan.

stykthyn · Mar 13, 2016

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