The Mustang II front suspension is light, strong and VERY popular. All reasons to use it. And you don't have to find a Mustang II donor anywhere. Plenty of companies make the universal Mustang II suspension. Check Speedway Motors.
I love when people talk outta their ***. Why the HELL do you think there are so many Mustang II suspensions under street cars, race cars and hot rods? Because they WORK. There's nothin wrong with using stuff that WORKS, no matter where its origins come from.
MII’s are everywhere because they’re easily adaptable to different platforms. That means they’re cheap and easy. That’s it.
Does it work? Sure it does, the MII suspension works fine. Heck in the right applications it works great. I didn’t say they otherwise. But it’s not some magical suspension design. It’s a fairly average suspension that got picked up by the aftermarket because it’s easy. It has advantages and disadvantages just like anything else.
The torsion bar suspension is a good design and will outperform an MII suspension for a lot (not all) applications if you know what you’re doing. But it’s a little harder to wrap your head around and so people sell it short because they don’t understand it.
He can come off like that.......as we all can from time to time, but don't discount him. He is EXTREMELY knowledgeable and willing to share information and help. That's something you don't want to alienate. We all have different opinions and sometimes they do conflict.
Where in Georgia are you, btw?
Thanks Rob, I appreciate it. It’s the internet, sometimes “tone” is hard to read.
Plenty of non full chassis cars we run at Sgmp yearly (house of the flying cars) every year and get down the track safe and strait. Why do I have to explain my whole build to you sir just the main question was what I was looking for input on not some smart azz thankyou and have a great know it all bully life I’m sure your loved to your face.
Hey, you’re the one that wants meaningful advice without providing any information. Suspension recommendations for a /6 904 street car compared to a 1500 hp strip car are going to be different. If you don’t realize that, well, I guess you don’t want good advice.
And I don’t need some dumb Internet forum to stoke my ego, I asked you relevant questions to give you real advice regardless of what you
want to hear. All suspension design is a trade off.
ALL of it. What works best on the street, what works best at the strip, what works best on an autoX course, they’re all different. It’s all about application.
You wanted advice, you don’t want to explain what you’re doing, have at it. I didn’t attack you personally, I asked a few questions so I could give you
meaningful advice. You want to puff up and call me names because you know it all already? Awesome. Spend the rest of your time trying to tune the chassis problems out of your flexy unibody with too much horsepower and not enough traction. If that’s what you think is fun, awesome. Seriously, have fun then. But don’t blame me for saying it, because that’s what you’re going to have. A flexy chassis with a ton of power and not enough traction.
