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1965 mustang front susp. swap
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Posted by: 84camaro_z28

hey i was wondering if the front suspension from a 88 mustang convertable 5.0 would fit a 65 coupe?

Posted by: Grape Ape

It won't fit without modification. The Fox chassis us surely wider than the original.

Posted by: merczephyr

You'd also be moving from a Shock to Strut suspension. If you're gonna go through the hassle (a ton of fab work), there are kits to put dual A arm/coil-over suspensions in the early cars. $$$ and a fair bit of Fab work, but they eliminate the shock towers for a good bit more room in the engine bay, and lose a good bit of weight off of the nose. Some of them also utilize Fox chassis rack and pinion steering as well.

What are your goals/plans for the car??

Posted by: BigBlockRanger

Looky here:

http://www.fatmanfab.com/06page19.htm

Posted by: merczephyr

Wow, I hadn't seen that one before. I remember they had a Mustang II front end kit for early 'stangs. That's definately different.

Posted by: MadScientistMatt

You could just go with some tubular control arms and relocated Shelby-style upper mounting holes. If I were going to all that work to design a custom suspension, I wouldn't compromise things by going with struts.

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