Mustang II VS. Dropped Axle

toms32 said:
With all due respect guys this belongs on the hamb not this site
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Ah JEEZ... The FORUM POLICE (or is it OH, PLEASE??) are at it again...

Too bad, I found this thread an interesting read although I don't have a F-100 and have no intentions of installing a MII Front end.

Can't you just sit back, enjoy the show and MAYBE learn something?

Just how many threads have been on here lately about a pure stocker??
 
When engineers design a suspension system they take into consideration the weight of the vehicle plus a safety factor. The criteria are that the components be as light as possible to reduce costs, improve performance and increase gas mileage. Of course the use of standard parts may fudge this a little but probably not much. I would hesitate to use components from a lighter vehicle on a heavier. Of course people do and it works but you are cutting into the safety factor that was used in the original design. I would look carefully at the Volare.

Charlie Stephens
 
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Charlie one of the misconceptions about MII front ends is the weight of the car. A Mustang II was in the 3200 lb range, the engine set square over the front axle center line, both 4s, V6s and V8s. The diameter of the caliper puck is the same as the full sized GM calipers that were/are used on many after market kits. My 36 Chevy with a 351C/FMX weighs in at 3280 with a half tank of gas, the engine sits behind the axle center line. My 48 F1 came in right at 3000 lbs. Mustang II will hold up very well in most earlier cars, better I would guess because earlier cars that are modified and "fixed up" don't get the same abuse as a stock dailey driver would.
 
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