Anyone know anything about Mustang ll front ends?

[maddog]

I have a M ll front end on my 46 chevy truck. Its the old type with the strut that goes back to the frame.

The control arms are hacked up and I want to replace them.

I came across a set of new tubular control arms and alden coilover shocks, and I bought them (good deal, couldnt pass it up)

The problem is they are for the type of M ll that doesnt use the strut. I am going to have to remodel the lower control arm pivot points on the frame to except the new ones.

I have not yet recieved the new ones, they are in the mail.

Does anyone have any experience in making this swap?
Is it as straight forward as I think its gonna be?

Thanks

 

[Unkl Ian]

I've seen pics on the HAMB,detailing that option on MII crossmembers.

Some are kind of flimsy, a bit of a cobbled afterthought,
and there have been crossmember failures.

Search for posts by El Polacko, he has fixed several of these,
and he knows his stuff.

 

[maddog]

Thanks Ian,
My cross member is real solid and I fixed the mounts for the struts a couple years ago when they broke 1 day after I bought the truck.

Its just time for an upgrade. I never really finished working this part of the truck over, the rest is solid, but the front end is a little weak. Time to fix that.

 

[Unkl Ian]

Pay attention to the lower a-arm mount,
where it extends behind the cross member.

I don't remember exactly how El Polacko fixed them,
but it was very solid.

 

[maddog]

Got it, thanks. Everything I needed to know and then some.

 

[Unkl Ian]

Learning from other peoples mistakes
is much better than making your own.

Too bad some of the aftermarket suppliers
don't learn from their mistakes.

 

[Huryinhoosier]

i used a set of mono ball lowers from UBM.. We had to lengthen them some but they worked great.
Im a dealer for these guys so let me know if i can help.

http://ubmachine.com/2008Catalog.pdf

 

[Unkl Ian]

Excellent,

they have a great selection and decent prices.

 

[Gastrick]

I've done it several times Maddog by using a gusseted spacer on the back side of the cross member and longer lower control arm bolts. I've never had any strength problems, even on a car that was in an accident where one of the front wheels took a direct frontal hit.