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Look everyone thinks ford when they hear mustang 2 but honestly the spindle we use is far from the actual 74-78 mustang spindle ford produced 30 years ago.
Dang...lots of action on this.
I was busy driving my car all day so I missed all this.
Took it out on some long country winding roads and let the exhaust scare all the animals. Ran it hard...ran it on rough roads, ran it on smooth roads.
Ran the piss out of it.
Thats what this is really all about aint it.....driving our cars and enjoying the f$#J out of them.
I'm happy with what I have and I'm glad there is another option available.
Competition is what keeps things affordable to us and keeps innovation happening right?
So keep on innovating.
You can use a sn95 style hub bearing on the mustang 2 spindle and there is an adapter to run the cobra dual piston calipers.
glad i bought mine when i did.good point Doc..all that...for a thousand dollars cheaper is probably too much ...looses credibliity....remind me to visit with "pricing" Monday morning
HemiMark, BTW....saw Q yesterday (all day long) and he said to say HI and the Duster is running great
Thanks Jim......... did he change anything? tires/wheels
I have 245/35/18 on 9 inch rims on the front of my barracuda with the RMS system
We've autocrossed a stock-based system, but never got it fully tuned due to other issues (by the way, it's not a good idea to build a car that handles real good without improving the oiling in corners....especially with a 383).......
That's why Mopar Action's project Bold Beeper made use of a 3 quart Moroso oil accumulator. http://www.moparaction.com/tech/beep/15-02.jpg
Wylde1.
HemiDenny, is there a website, how do find this k? specs?pics?ect....
Hey Wracks71...since you are the factory road racer...can I ask you?
for auto X or whatever it is called (roadracing).... what makes a coilover car any better than a torsion bar car? not a trick question or anything, but looking at your race car I see a wider/lower stance..wide, low profile tires....big brakes...no doubt, big sway bars. All stuff I can do without ANYONES coilover conversion. I have seen many race cars with front torsion bars...keeping the weight spread out and low on the car.
the big improvement for road racing (for me) would be to trash the leaf springs and go to a rear 4-bar set-up w/ locator and sway bar...adjust the bars to get in to plant...plus jack the weight where it fits the track.
my experience with the Mustang II front spindle is while it is a great affordable front steer spindle...it does not have the ackerman that the factory rear steer set up provides...the Mustang II is more of what I would call neutral ackerman...both turn about the same. I would think ackerman would be good for road racing/turning corners....but maybe you are sporting some "trick" race parts and not the over the counter spindles???
and since I don't think it is the secret to the nuclear bomb and you are the only A-body road racer I know... I have another question ....the RMS uses a modified steering arm on the spindle to correct (I assume) bumpsteer and it also appears to be lengthened a tad...does the added lenght slow down the steering and/or affect the turning radius where it is noticeable.
just askin' the expert
Is this not low enough for you? My oil pan sits on the ground when parked.
I don't think you can get any lower than that.....
Sure you can raise the Driveline in the car and then you can set the frame rails on the ground.
A lot of bad mouthing magnum force! how about some real world facts from some one that has run one on the street and strip?
handling problems? breakage? alignment?
I have one installed, car not running yet,only see 2 things I might re-inforce later.
come on lets heart it!!---------------------------------------bob:read:
Sure you can raise the Driveline in the car and then you can set the frame rails on the ground.
HemiMark has one in his Hemi Barracuda....it was in there when he bought it. I drove it and not right for me to comment other than I hope he lets me put one of mine under it......of course, Mark and I are very good friends. (disclaimer)
A lot of bad mouthing magnum force! how about some real world facts from some one that has run one on the street and strip?
handling problems? breakage? alignment?
I have one installed, car not running yet,only see 2 things I might re-inforce later.
come on lets heart it!!---------------------------------------bob:read: