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roger
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 1008
Location: ontario, canada |
nice
good looking pieces, do they take your old springs, struts?
Have they any before after tests?
have you looked at the Fatman Fabricators F;lane kit? _________________ roger powell
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Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:16 am |
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CompactFairlane
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Joined: 25 Jul 2009
Posts: 87
Location: Arizona |
Re: nice
quote:
Originally posted by roger:
good looking pieces, do they take your old springs, struts?
Have they any before after tests?
have you looked at the Fatman Fabricators F;lane kit?
I am leery of Fatman stuff since their balljoints and bushings seem to die 'young'---------as in under 20K miles in
normal
driving.
A customer where I work (I am an alignment tech) had a 1950 Plymouth SW with a M II kit underneath it hence my poor opinion of Fatman products.
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Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:05 pm |
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roger
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 1008
Location: ontario, canada |
coil overs
the kit based on a Mustang coil over set up,
They won;t do a Mustang 11 type for F;lanes, seems their tech people think its a big mistake to totally remove those dreaded shock towers. _________________ roger powell
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Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:27 pm |
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Arky
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Joined: 04 Jan 2009
Posts: 59
Location: Arkansas |
Thee use your original springs and spring mounts.
If you waqnt a Fairlane M II kit heres the place lookat his fairlane.
http://www.rcmotorsports.net/ _________________ John Creager
Ozark Mountains Arkansas
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:42 pm |
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purf_man
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Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 151
Location: Dayton TN |
so who makes those and what are they asking?
FYI new shafts for your stock area are like $180 a SIDE...toss in some powdercoat, new joints and you could have alot in a decent set of 40 year old stock style arms....
not sure anyone offers a lower arm either....
those lowers look a little overkill being that they carry pretty much no load.
but for a simple bolt on upgrade not a bad deal!!
looking at the fatman setup it looks like they kept it rear steer. the cut off the steering arms and supply a bracket to bolt on the spindles.
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Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:01 pm |
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scotta66gt
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 396
Location: Arlington VA |
Global West..
Howdy. I've got Global West uppers on my 66 and like 'em a lot. They seem like a safe place to go and they've got parts for your year. FWIW, Scott
http://www.globalwest.net/1964-73_Mustang_performace_lower_control_arms.htm
p.s. Dunno about your car exactly, but if it uses the rubber spring mounts on the upper a-arm the rollerized ones seem to be a good upgrade. _________________ 66 Fairlane GT
Daily Driver / Survivor
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Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:12 am |
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CompactFairlane
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Joined: 25 Jul 2009
Posts: 87
Location: Arizona |
Re: Global West..
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Originally posted by scotta66gt:
Howdy. I've got Global West uppers on my 66 and like 'em a lot. They seem like a safe place to go and they've got parts for your year. FWIW, Scott
http://www.globalwest.net/1964-73_Mustang_performace_lower_control_arms.htm
p.s. Dunno about your car exactly, but if it uses the rubber spring mounts on the upper a-arm the rollerized ones seem to be a good upgrade.
The 1966+ Fairlanes are easy suspension wise: they apparently use the
same
upper control arms as 1967-73 Mustangs, Mavericks and, of 1966+ Falcons/Comets. Lower arms are somewhat oddball (1966-67 only) due to a different strut rod bolt pattern; although I see no reason why 1968+ LCA's could not be used with their accompanying rods 
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Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:35 pm |
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1320lane
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Joined: 17 Mar 2006
Posts: 270
Location: Central Oklahoma |
Arky, where are those first arms you posted from? _________________ Larry Hampton
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'63 Fairlane 2-dr post. Race car since at least '67. In the process of turning it into a proto-clone Nostalgia Super Stock car with FE power and three pedals.
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Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:51 pm |
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mygirls63
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 416
Location: Kansas |
Larry, they were offered for a while on E-Bay.
I used to have their info & phone number. You interested in them?
When i called about them, they were like $700 for the set,
I could not get an answer out of the guy on the phone as to what they were made of, ie: chrome moly, mild steel or DOM! _________________ Scott
1963 Fairlane Mini tub 10pt cage New 408" C4 Canfield 195CC heads Comp solid roller Victor Jr. 9" w/4.11? gears Moser spool & 35 spline axles. www.marksullense85carburetors.com
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:16 am |
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1320lane
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Joined: 17 Mar 2006
Posts: 270
Location: Central Oklahoma |
Well, apparently these guys make some as well...
http://freakride.com/catalog.pdf
But no pics. The ones they do show pics of look better than the Arky pics.
<edit> They are the same ones, just got pics from Al.
They're pricey as well, $1050 for uppers and lowers, doesn't say anything about a strut rod.
Apparently part of Blue Moon Motorsports out of Winter Springs Florida.
Cold enough for you? _________________ Larry Hampton
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'63 Fairlane 2-dr post. Race car since at least '67. In the process of turning it into a proto-clone Nostalgia Super Stock car with FE power and three pedals.
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:30 am |
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mygirls63
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Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 416
Location: Kansas |
Yep, those are the guy's I talked with. I priced just the uppers and they were like $650 or so. I just rebuilt my stock uppers and I will just pray they hold up to those massive wheelstands!
Cold, nope!
Wishing I was in North Dakota! _________________ Scott
1963 Fairlane Mini tub 10pt cage New 408" C4 Canfield 195CC heads Comp solid roller Victor Jr. 9" w/4.11? gears Moser spool & 35 spline axles. www.marksullense85carburetors.com
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Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:38 pm |
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purf_man
Senior Member
Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 151
Location: Dayton TN |
yeah too pricet for me not knowing what they are made of, bushing type, etc.
I put some global west arms on my S10....set me back $600 just for uppers...
I have been thinking about boxing an upper and welding a plate on the bottom so I could use a mustang spring perch....just to see how it would work.
globalwest does offer tie-rod ends for fairlanes and really wish they would produce an upper arm for them
I need to get back to work on my lowers. who knows if it all works out maybe I will have to look into making a couple sets
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Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:53 pm |
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1320lane
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Joined: 17 Mar 2006
Posts: 270
Location: Central Oklahoma |
Do they utilize the stock strut rod or is there an aftermarket rod that you use with them?
I’ve heard of Mustang guys using some aftermarket strut rods, I think from Afco, or will an aftermarket Mustang Strut rod work?
Also, are the ball joints stock Fairlane replacement ones, or are they a different one that matched the stock taper? If different, could they be changed out so a different rear steer spindle could be used?
According to the NSS rules I’ve seen in the past, the factory type steering must be utilized, so rear steer with the steering box is the way I’ll have to go. Factory type suspension or aftermarket replacement
suspension parts are allowed, hence using tubular control arms is allowed as long as they’re commercially available. I was going to have my chassis guy fab me up two sets, one for myself and one for sale
but if they’re already available, then that’s one less part I have to custom make.
Lastly, what material are the arms made out of, Chromemoly? DOM?
I’m a ways off on this project, I’ve got to wait for the economy to turn back around, just trying to get all my sources for parts straightened out.
Larry
You can use the stock strut rod. I don’t believe the Mustang strut rod will work. I think the bolt hole pattern is different, but I’m not certain. The ball joints are different than stock but the taper matches the stock spindle. Ours are made of DOM Seamless tube.
We’re here when you’re ready.
Al
Al Kamhi
General Manager
Blue Moon Motorsports, LLC
240 Old Sanford Oviedo Road
Winter Springs, Florida 32708
407-327-6462 -- Toll Free: 888-325-6462
Fax: 407-327-6747
Email: alk@bluemooncars.com
_________________ Larry Hampton
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'63 Fairlane 2-dr post. Race car since at least '67. In the process of turning it into a proto-clone Nostalgia Super Stock car with FE power and three pedals.
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Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:27 pm |
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purf_man
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Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 151
Location: Dayton TN |
larry...
have you thought about just reaming out spindle holes? a tapered ream is about $100 from a circle track supplier (those guys are into swapping ALOT of stuff around)
alot of tapers are the same size (most are the same "angle") I am running mopar screw in joints for the arms I a working on. much easier to change out on the car, lots of options for other tapers (circle track guys even swap the studs around on these and offer longer ones) I might be posting up some pics in a couple weeks of my first generation arms to see what you guys think. they are mostly off the shelf parts cut down and welded all up.
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