
09-08-2014, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sacramento,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF# 2560
Posts: 108
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Originally Posted by Shootnride
I've been told that the SPF front spindles are Mustang II components but haven't been able to confirm that. Does anyone here know for sure if that is fact or fiction ? Also, any experiences here with using dropped spindles on these cars ?
Thanks in advance.
Ted
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Hi Ted,
I just got done changing my front suspension. Lengthened the upper and lower control arms about 3 inches. I also changed to heim joints in place of the cam adjusters. The lower control arm now uses a mono-ball in place of the standard ball joint and I was able to upsize it to a K727 size stud. Changed to the Wilwood 2" drop spindles, and added a Wilwood big brake kit. I auto-cross and this really helped the suspension geometry. I also run 3-piece wheels (5-lug, 18 x 10.5) and was able to change from a 5" back spacing to a 8.25" back spacing to help with the scrub. I also had to lengthen the shocks due to the changes. It was a lot of work, but it made a big improvement. Some of this also depends on what size diameter tires you are running. My front race tires are about 1.5" smaller than the stock tires so this has a large affect on the suspension geometry.
Ken
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