Thread: Model A Hyatt A-arm suspension

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I think what you are looking for is Heidt's... Not Hyatt...
http://www.heidts.com/
Heidt's is an excellant company and they have been around for a long time. You will be looking at their "Superide" front suspensions. These have been redesigned to work with the low fender heights of the early street rods.
The problem with the "base" Mustang II front suspension on an A is the inner fender line. In order to get the upper control arm "under" the low fender, the upper mounting points are pushed down. This screws up the front suspension geometry and hurts bump steer, roll center, caster gain and steering self centering. I will be going with a dropped straight axle on mine just to keep things simple.
I haven't had the opportunity to drive one with an independant frt suspension but I have talked to many guys with both styles and have come to the concensus the straight axle just works better under an A.
Mark