Well for one thing im an offroad ralleye nut. Ive offroaded and raced since I was 9. Ive wrecked probably 50 cars, at least a dozen 75-82 stangs. Theyre cheap and when stripped damn quick. Best of all youd usually get them for free. Theyd all die the same way, the front end would give out, get twisted, bent or something. Youd jump a little hill a dozen times then suddenly it would bend.

As far as the mustang 2 setup is concerned, just because a lot of people are doing something doesnt make it right. Do you not realize the fact that there is a hundred companies making airplane grade alluminum parts for the m2 ifs is that the design must be too spindly? A straight axle will never bend on you like that. You get no where near the ride comfort but the cornering ability is the same.

You said there are several thousand rodders using the m2 ifs setup? There probably is at least that. But theyre street rodders not hot rodders. The "hot" emphasizes performance over looks as to where "street" means I want this thing to act and drive exactly like a new Cadillac.

You may have been playing with cars for 40 years, but im 3rd generation hot rodder. My grandad raced model T's and later A's for cash. My dad did the same with dodge powered A's in the 60's.
I may not be in Hot Rod magazine like either of them or even living in socal anymore but I still haunt the dragstrip in my slow ass plymouth.