Thread: Control Arms for Mustang Ii suspension

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Yeah i've got a couple projects going on at once. This question, totally different, for my other car.
This one is for my '47 Ford Coupe which has the Mustang II IFS on it. What I was wanting to know is that are there any manufacturers that make widened upper and lower control arms? Now I bet you think I'm on crack or something. What I'm shooting for is to put the track width of the front end back to or as close to stock as I can. The Mustang II suspension has a narrower track and I just don't care for the way it looks, especially when you run a narrower wheel/tire combo on the front, makes the tire look 'sucked in' under those fat fenders. I know, minor detail that shouldn't matter much, but it bothers me.

Any ideas?

Just change to wheels with less backset. Stock Ford track is 56.5", same track as a Roman chariot. Same track as a railroad.

Not sure your present MII track, but if you widen beyond stock by 4 inches then you can use Fairmont tie rod ends which will extend the tie rods to make up for the width increase.
Then fab brackets for the lower a arm supports. Won't that be easier then getting wider arms?

Originally Posted by Cape Cod Bob

Not sure your present MII track, but if you widen beyond stock by 4 inches then you can use Fairmont tie rod ends which will extend the tie rods to make up for the width increase.
Then fab brackets for the lower a arm supports. Won't that be easier then getting wider arms?

Also, longer arms have to be heavier because of the bending moment (more leverage) being moved out. Could have a fab shop make some arms up that are longer, but i would suggest moving your mounting points out. Plus longer arms will change all of your suspension geometry.

I'll have to look at moving the out but I think there will be issues. My crossmember is not aftermarket. It is an actual crossmember cut from a Mustang II and grafted in. I'll tell you, it was very nicely done, nicest one I've ever seen done! Thus said, I thing moving the mounting point will cause problems.

Building arms is certainly an option but I was hoping there was a manufacturer out there already producing some.

Now here is another problem I need to solve on my own and that's what wheels I want to run. Techinspector has a very good solution but depending on what style of wheel I want to run will determine the look of the wheel with the change of backset.

Good ideas, will have to think this over a bit more. Thanks Guys!

You could get wheel spacers, they make up to 2" wide and they blot on, and then you bolt you wheel on the studs it has. They are not adapters, but work the same, and they Are safe to run.

These center on the hub center. ---> http://www.autoanything.com/suspensi...?kc=ffcategory

Pat

HemiTcoupe beat me to it with the spacers.
I also had used a stock MII xmember that I whittled out of a pinto. Folowing an article in SR mag back in '79 ,I widened it 4 " and put it under my 31 chevy and had it all set up then Total Performance came out with the first aftermarket kit for chevy and I decded to get it and was very impressed with it. It works great and no problems so far with an average saturday rod run cruise.
What I would like to do is add an sway bar. Years ago they were available from someone that made one that mounted behind the rack. But not any more. I think CE makes a frony (stock) mounted that is 4 " wider that I will try.
Good luck, Bob.