Bagging stamped Mustang II arms.

I got the narrow original style stamped arms (Mustang II) on the frontend that's in my 54 Chevy. I want to bag the car but I can't seem to find any bags or arms that work with this style lower arm. Any suggestions?

 

Shockwaves are supposed to fit with stock arms I'm told.

 

I think you have to use a cool ride system. shockwaves need to have tubuler arms. check cool cars or air ride's site.

 

Firestone 2600 bags are small enough to fit in there

 

So should I use the set-up I got or switch out the whole thing to tubular arm style set-up? I can do either, I just want it right and flat on the pavement when it's all said and done.

 

my opinion is that you get the tubular a arms, it will give you a little more clearance. I ran the factory a arms with those bags, it worked but didn't ride quite smooth because of the angle of the bag. I would go with Southern Rod's lower a arms for only $200 pr.

 

OK if I change over to A-arm lowers, are they going to clear the crossmember? It's a stock style too. Has about a 3/4" lip across the bottom.

When changing over do I have to sleeve the inside of the crossmember or what? This is my first Mustang II. As if that isn't obvious.

 

you'll have to weld some gussets but i think it comes with some. OTher than that, no other work should be needed.

 

http://www.zigsstreetrods.com/Pages/mustang2.html

Retro fit kit about the middle of the page. Know anything about that kit? Be cheaper to piece it together maybe?

 

I would watch out for those Southern Rods lowers- The crossmember through bolts that came with the f100 front I did last year were metric instead of 5/8", which created goofiness when welded/drilled. Even more of a ***** though were the metric shock bolts. Stock MII shocks have a 7/16" hole in the sleeve. The metric shock bolts they use wouldn't go through the sleeve without MAJOR persuasion, and wouldn't come back out at all. When I confronted them on the phone, they more or less told me to "stick it" I ended up making my own sleeves and pressing them into the shocks.

I realize that airbag lowers are probably different, what with external shock mounts and such, but if they're made by the same folks as the ones I had--- well, I'd go somewhere else. The money's only better if the time spent is the same......... My .02

 

speedway has a bolt on kit for oem lower arms

 

hiets lower arm conversion kit with slam bags you can get away with no shocks

 

if i'm thinking right if you go with tubeular arms cant you do away with the strut rods?

 

Yep. No strut rods required as long as you weld a gusset to the backside of the front crossmember like mentioned above.

 

40,000 miles on my 40 with stock lower a arms and brackets similar to speedway's

I dont care for the tubular "wide" lower control arms, I actually like the strut rod..

small firestone bags, an upper mount from suicidedoors.com and you should be good..