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| mbelan2 |
11-13-2007 06:32 PM |
Front Suspension & Brake Setups
I'm in the process of finalizing the build specs for my S/C 427 project and looking for suggestions on front supsnsion and braking components. I will be running Team III 15" wheels with Goodyear Bluestreak rubber and am trying to decide how to proceed with spindles and brakes. Any recommendations on whether I should proceed with 94/95 S/N 95 front spindles with 11" rotors and dual piston calipers or 87-93 fox spindles with 11" rotors and single piston calipers? I've gathered that the drawback to the S/N 95 option is the added 3/4" offset of the wheel and to accomadate the caliper assembly, thus effecting the ride height adjustments and the visual asthetics mostly. Please offer comments or additional suggestions.
Thanks
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| bobcowan |
11-13-2007 07:05 PM |
Considering your wheel and tire choice, I would assume this is a street car.
For a strictly street driven car, I would use fox parts. Cheap, easy to come by, last forever, and work extremly well on a light car. They also allow you to use a wheel with a slight dish.
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| Rwillia4 |
11-13-2007 10:31 PM |
What type of kit is this for?
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| ksmiff |
11-14-2007 12:26 AM |
If you go with the Fox set-up, you can use Lincoln LSC calipers. They are dual piston and work much better for the same price.
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| mbelan2 |
11-14-2007 01:30 PM |
I purchased the EVO 5 kit from D&D Cobra and Don has been super helpful and given me a variety of options and now it is up to me to make a decision. The car is going to be built as a street car that may see the strip once a year so I don't need a radical brake system but I want it when I need it! I like the idea of the fox setup with the Lincoln LCS calipers. Thanks.
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| 427 S/O |
11-14-2007 02:11 PM |
I cut off all that mustang 2 BS and built my own, see pics. correct geometry is critical for good handling.
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| mbelan2 |
11-14-2007 04:43 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by 427 S/O
I cut off all that mustang 2 BS and built my own, see pics. correct geometry is critical for good handling.
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Unfortunatley for me I'm not that talented and need to keep it simple. |
| 427 S/O |
11-15-2007 12:09 AM |
I didn't know anything about it until I bought a couple of books on racing geometry.
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| nevermind65 |
11-15-2007 06:02 AM |
If I understand correctly, he isn't using a M2 seet-up. He's using a Fox based platform.
Use the SN95.
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| Clois Harlan |
11-15-2007 06:37 AM |
If you decide to go with the SN 95 set up I have some brand new powder coated adapters and upper control arms. I ordered another set that I needed for knock off wheels when I decided to go with Trigo pin drives.
Clois Harlan
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