Re: Mustangs Unlimited ROCKS!!! (and "the plan" for the '68 coupe)

On 25 Jul 2005 15:01:13 -0700, one80out@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>The Shelby drop does not lower the car by more than 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
>Check photos of some gennie '65 GT350's, which re-used the factory GT
>coil springs with a one inch control arm drop. Some even retain the
>nose-up look of the stock '65.

The neg wedge is 1.75". which, on my 16" wheels, is close but not
excessive. And the nose in the air stock stance reduced how much it
appears to drop. I think it actually looks closer to level than nose
down. I do need to replace the coils on mine. They looked ok when the
front was rebuilt, but the driver side, which is normal, sits just a
shade too low for my taste, without me in it. So, I'll go ahead and
put in a new set of stockers, along with new seats and isolators.
>
>The warning about strut breakage from poly bushings has been "received
>wisdom" for years. I recall seeing a story in the Vintage Mustang Forum
>within the past few months, about a '69 that had this happen and the
>driver lost control and crashed. What it's about is that, if the
>"give" in the bushings is less than the "give" in the strut, then the
>strut will bend first when the suspension moves. Over time this will
>weaken the strut, just like if you bend a paper clip back and forth
>until it breaks. Your mileage may vary, and this may just be urban
>legend, but given that the rubber bushings perform well enough it's a
>risk you may not want to take.

That's the first I had heard on it. As for the kit, that part may not
have been changed. I can't sure until I crawl under and look. A you
say, it may be urban legend. Like the gas tank thing. True, fires have
resulted from rear end collision, but according to everything I've
read, they were the exception, not the rule. Still, companies are
using it as a selling point for steel plates... which may be a good
idea anyway, but not necessarily a required one. Guess I will, if they
are polys, just add it to my routine checklist, just to be on the safe
side.

Every now and then, information comes through the NG that I can
actually apply to my own car, and that's cool. Still, a lot of other
info that applies to other years which I can still use.

Anyways.... Tanks! I'm tankful for the nfo. : )
>
>180 Out

Spike
1965 Ford Mustang fastback 2+2 A Code 289 C4 Trac-Lok
Vintage Burgundy w/Black Standard Interior; Vintage 40
16" rims w/BF Goodrich Comp T/A gForce Radial
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