front end opinions needed

I recently got a 35 international in a trade. It has a dropped axle on parallel leafs, Everything on the front end is a mess. Pretty much the most dangerous mickey moused mess I've ever seen. My plan is to rip it all out and start fresh. I've considered using a tube axle with parallel leafs, tube with traverse leafs, I beam with traverse leafs, and mustang II. I put a dropped tube axle with travese leafs in one of these before and it seemed to work allright. I'd like to have a nice ride, with good stopping and steering. The truck is going to be full fendered so traditional looks aren't really important to me. I also need to run something that I can setup pretty low in the front. What would you guys use? I'd like to find the most cost effective and best perfoming set up that I can. thanks-Brian

 

It was designed for parallel, thats what I'd do.

 

on a full fendered ride you will never wish you hadn't stepped up and put a mustang II in it. by the time you get disc brakes and new kingpins and whatever else you need to do to get safe you are already halfway or more towards the mustang.

parallell leaves are cool, and I like seeing them on other peoples cars, but for me it's MII... slammin low, rack and pinion steering and nice ride. bag it if that's yer thing. there is no downside other than maybe the $$$$

 

MII. dont make the mistake of dropped spindles though, use a slammed c/m or slam a stock one. you can get by on the cheap with rebuilt stock parts and a pair of speedway rotors. your light truck doesnt need bigger brakes.

 

I would agree with stepping up to the mustang ll on a full fendered ride.

 

Just curious, but why not dropped spindles.

 

To try and save a few bucks, look at the front from an Aerostar. Huge sway bar, power rack and pinion, disc brakes, just measure very carefully.

 

I'm also curious to why old dirt say don't use dropped spindles in this application.

 

Go parallel leaves or mustang for best handling and ride. Transverse is ok in a light dropped ride. My vote would be mustang.

 

I like a tranverse leaf setup .Simple to install and looks clean.Mustang II gives excellent ride and easy[power rack]PS upgrade,which with the 35 International I would recommend.I also would say from past experience,go with the big brake upgrade.That International is heavier than a Mustang II .It doesn't matter at 45 MPH,but at 85,it matters.

 

Do some research here on aftermarket Mustang front ends.
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