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If you go with the Mustang II suspension, don't cheap out and use the stock stamped arms stuff, go with the tubular upper and lower control arms and the forged spindles..... I've installed these on a number of pickups running big block engines and never had any troubles....

A few other things to consider with the MII, there are two racks, a quick steer and a slower steer ratio.... I wouldn't recomend the quick ratio steering on a pickup. If you go power steering, you will need to check the pressure out of the power steering pump and install a valve to adjust it to the correct pressure... The MII rack has a low pressure requirement, so check with the manufacturer of the rack and see what he suggests....If he sez it's not a problem, don't buy from him!!!

As for handling, if they are installed and set up correctly and the guy doing the alignment knows what he is doing it will drive and handle very well, if not it can be a handful to drive. Guess I've never driven one on a gravel road, but I don't drive any of my Hot Rods on gravel roads so I couldn't comment on the handling. I have taken a few laps on road race courses in a car with MII suspension and been very pleased with the results....

With any suspension if the installation and alignment are not done correctly, they can become very dangerous.

The quality MII packages with the tubular arms, forged spindles, and heavy duty racks only resemble the original Mustang suspension in their geometry and alignment specs.... Like I said, I've sold and installed bunches of them on lots of different vehicles and never had problems with them..... Just don't buy the junk and expect it to perform like the good stuff!!!!

If you go with a weld on stub off a Nova, Volare, or whatever else remember that you are installing a bunch of used parts.... Plan on replacing the ball joints, bushings, lots of scrape, grind, sand, and paint time to make them look good, and check the steering box for damage and wear.... When you pull a stub off a donor car or buy one out of a junkyard you have now idea how it was maintained or what kind of use, misuse, or damage it has suffered in the past.......