Hell, even New gear oil Stinks. My motorhome had a pinion seal with a slight leak. We would get to a campsite and folks would ask "What the hell stinks?" I just said it was last nights Chili
I personally could not get the Nash as low as I wanted with an I beam setup. So, I figured if I had to go IFS, get something that was built for the '37 Nash not just some universal IFS. I ended up at Engineered Hot Rods (yes, the website url is still www.streetrodengineering.com/ but I think he is trying to get away from the whole "street rod" image). He doesn't spend alot on bling for the site, but it's about the end product, right? Tom is a great guy to work with. I called him several times and he was always very helpful. His crossmember was very beefy, which I appreciated for the heavier car that the Nash is. It has quality control arms and springs. Top notch all around. I believe it was $1800, but do you really want to skimp on your front suspension? Give him a call, I'm sure he has something specific to your ride. You won't regret it. Stevie
Maybe you just need to pump the bilge out on it. Know a pretty funny story about that but probably not suitable for all audiences.
what a bunch of goofballs we have here. I must have missed the part where he said he was putting it on a Model A or a 32 or some other car where they will be seen. I'm suprised at the Pinto comments... that just shows a lack of knowledge about these front end setups. maybe you guys should get yourselves a FATMAN catalog and read it, then you won't look like a fool next time you post. I'm sure there are other catalogs with information, but that is the only one I have. the only actual Pinto/Mustang part on my MII are the spindles and the rack. I'll be using 4cyl springs in a car weighing about 3500 lbs.
There's nothing (repeated for the hard heads) N O T H I N G T R A D I T I O N A L about a mustang II front suspension. When you start implying foolishness you should be free of it yourself. See your signature ?
Well damn, by your criteria I don't have my shit together along with a lot of others on here. I wouldn't put one on my Model A but my 48 is getting one. I've fought that "traditional" I beam for the past 20 years and am more than a bit tired of it. Rjones35 I'd have to say it's all about what you want to put it on. If you want to hang one on something like a Model A Ford then it isn't too cool because you can see it and not even on a fenderless car as even though it might seem like a great idea it really takes away from the looks of the car. On the other hand if it's a fat fender or AD truck or something like that where you can't see it and you are more interested in being able to burn up the highway with decent comfort and handling head on.
I will have to admit I do not have what you would call a traditional hotrod but my two HAMB era vehicles have the original front suspensions,I am thinking about a IFS on my 37 Chevy p/u on its next rebuild but it will be a few years down the road before I even think about tearing it apart again.
If you read I do mention that the better units are re-engineered. A mustang II front suspension is a Pinto suspension, an aftermarket suspension is not really a Mustang II except on the cheapo setups that use original parts adapted to whatever they need to fit. While me mosty agree on most topics you are thr one looking like a fool this time because you did not read what was posted. Now to the rest of you jokers who have been ruffled read this quote taken from the same *post: * post #26
..even with stock parts and an aftermarket crossmember the MII is not some weak suspension. factory ball joints are bigger than Camaro clips which seem to be so popular, they are the same as what was used on full sized Fords of the era. I can garanfuckingtee you that MII is stronger than the original suspension on my car assuming you don't use the stock crossmember from the mustang. they are little cars with the motor situated half way over the center of the suspension. on my 49 Chevy the balancer is right over the rack, so the weight is more behind the suspension than on top. ... as for not being traditional... well we better just kick 90% of the 49-54 chevy owners off the site and delete all thier posts.
Well its kind of like gun control isn't it. You can't control what has already been done but you can try and steer someone in the right direction if they are so inclined. For me it is about trying to keep things as close to the intent of the board as possible. if someone asks about running 6 piston brembos on their old heap I may suggest that the run hurst airheart lobsters instead. Not because I think that big assed brembos are bad just that there is a solution closer to the intent of the board. If their intention is to buy the brembos they are going to buy them. As for my suggestion that you only get what you pay for I am more inclined to think that someone should buy from a known company and spend a little more than. I have read to many threads about MIIs that just don't fit or don't align correctly once installed.
AAAAhhhhhheemmmmm! I consider myself to have my shit more or less together and own a Pinto suspended vehicle that most would have to work pretty hard to chase down a twisty mountain road! 'Course, I usually don't spend too much time refering to it as a traditional car, just a dumb old hot rod...
. as for not being traditional... well we better just kick 90% of the 49-54 chevy owners off the site and delete all thier posts. How about just the owners who show their ass, call other posters on a traditional ( possibly the only one ) board goofballs, call intelligence into question, and infer that posters are fools. Please don't ever forget this board is for traditional hot rods and customs. I'd reallyl like to tell you all about my K5 blazer with a 5.3 swap, complete 2004 silverado drive line actually, or my 92 cutlass convertible with a 2005 pontiac compG supercharged 3.8 in it. Perhaps my 85 elcamino that ran 13s in daily driver trim. Actually haul crap to the track for guys , run it @ 13.x, and haul their crap back. Maybe I could tell you about the other 5.3 swaps I've done for other guys, its far superior to gen1 SBCs . Want to know how to do the harness yourself? How about open the computer and tune it with a lap top on the fly in realtime while interpreting the info from the data longer.
There's really "nothing traditional" about alot of stuff in this site. Who here has radial tires? Anyone running a HEI? Who's got airbags on their custom? Etc. I could get down to asking if everything used to build your car is traditional tools and supplys a backyard shop would've had. I understand wanting to keep it to a certain style of car or era of customizing. But the die hard traditonal cars that are 100% pre '64 are few and far between. If he's using mustang II to build a car that looks period then he's far from the only one here.
Don I guess when I tried to get under your skin I managed to get under everyone else's. Well you and I can banter back and forth some other time, I think I should give the rest of them a break.
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