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Dear Welder Series… Mustang II Dimension Question

Dear Welder Series…
I am in the process of fabricating my own mustang II front suspension. I have a set of tubular a-arms and I purchased your top hat/upper control arm mounts. I am building my own lower crossmember with your information on your website. I was wondering if you could possibly help me with one dimension I need in order to work out where I will position my upper mount.

I’m looking for the dimension from the center of the lower control arm hole to the spindle center line (H)?

Thanks for your time,

Trevor

Dear Trevor…
With stock spindles, it should be 3-1/2″ from the lower arm pivot hole to stock spindle c/l. (H in our instruction sheets). Dropped spindles increase that dimension by the amount of the drop. i.e. 5-1/2″ for a 2″ dropped spindle.

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series… brakes for LTD spindle?

Dear Welder Series…
Looking to order http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/brake-kit-plates/ but I want to make sure this will fit my spindle (Ford LTD, looks the same as Mustang II), can you supply dimensions for the spindle mounting points?

Thanks

Dear Brian…
Sorry, Brian, our kits will not fit your LTD spindle. The nose is the same, but the mounting is different.

Thanks for asking.

Dear Welder Series… Corvette IFS Kits?

Dear Welder Series…
I absolutely love the whole concept of your products and what you are doing. However, there may be others like me who prefer the Corvette suspension components to the Mustang II parts. Do you plan on doing something for us?

Dear Bill…
Thanks for asking, Bill. Sorry, we don’t have plans to make Corvette suspension kits.

Dear Welder Series… Mustang II in a ’65 F100?

Dear Welder Series…
Not sure if this is where you send in a question for “Dear Welder Series”, but I’ll ask anyways.

I have a 65 ford F-100. I’d like to change out the front suspension to, of course, MII. The problem is that I have a Twin I-Beam set up with no control arms….if I were to get your MII crossmember, how would I know what control arms, spindles, brake set-up, what size coilovers to get? I’m just starting the research and I’m a little confused. Can you lead me in the direction here.

Thanks,

Drew

Dear Drew…
Glad you wrote, Drew. This is exactly the kind of question we deal with at DWS.

Your truck would use our 60″ Mustang II kit, Drew. Other front end parts can be used from a “dead” Mustang II (1974-78) or 1974 – 80 Pinto. The hot rod aftermarket has everything brand new, too. Just get parts for 1974-78 Mustang II and you’ll have the right things. The 1979-92 T-Bird power rack is a good choice if you plan on power steering. Stock or dropped spindles can be used with our kit.

Welder Series has a disc brake kit, http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/mustang-ii-brake-kit-for-granada-rotors/. Coil-overs with a ride height of 12 – 13″ will be good for the MII coil-over kit.

I hope this helps. You will likely have more questions as your research continues. Please ask us. We want to help you have fun with this project.

Dear Welder Series… Brake/Clutch for ’51 Shoebox?

Dear Welder Series…
Just was curious if you had any pics of the part #248300 booster bracket with brake and clutch pedal kit. Looking to put a hydraulic clutch and brake setup under my floor in my 51 shoebox. I ordered my notch from you last year and loved it and just noticed this in the catalog you included.
Thanks, Nick

Dear Nick…
The video at http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/booster-bracket-pedal-kit/ shows how the clutch pedal is added to the bracket. Are you planning to use a Wilwood clutch master cylinder?

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series… Mustang II for 1937 Dodge Business Coupe?

Dear Welder Series…
Hello, I am looking for a complete IFS front end kit for my 1937 Dodge D5 Business Coupe. Do you offer such a kit? If not, do you know who may?

Thanks
Kelsey

Dear Kelsey…
Kelsey, thanks for writing. Our 56″ kit would be the one to use. Welder Series sells the crossmember and upper towers only, not a “hub-to-hub” kit.

Some of our dealers offer complete packages. http://www.welderseries.com/blog/dealers-builders/

I hope we can help with your project.

Paul Horton

Dear Welder Series… Mustang II for a ’64 Volvo?

Dear Welder Series…
I’m looking to do a 56″ wide MII on a ’64 Volvo PV 544. The frame stubs are somewhat hat shaped like a 40′s Chevy. The main rails are 21-3/4″ inside above the hat and are 2-7/8″ wide.

The hat is 20-1/8″ inside and 29-1/8″ outside.

At desired ride height the bottom of the hat is 14-1/4″ above the ground. The lower a-arm pivot is at 8-5/8″ above the ground and the spindle centerline is 11-1/2″ above the ground.

I haven’t found any diagrams that give the same sort of info for a MII. Is your standard kit any where near being able to fit in the confines of the Volvo frame rails. I’m a competent fabricator so I can change the rail tops as may be required. The car will be getting 10″ rear tires and widened fenders so an increased track width in the front can be accommodated by fender mods there too.

Thanks for any info you can supply along with a price including shipping.

Charlie

Dear Charlie…
Thanks for this note, Charlie.

Here is some dimensional info about our MII crossmember:
The 56″ crossmember is 30″ wide outside the “wings” on each end. The crossmember can weld to the bottom and the outside of the frame rail, when this is practical. The top of the crossmember is 3″ higher than spindle c/l. The bottom of your frame will pretty much be sitting on top of the crossmember “wings”. At the top of the wings, the dimension from inside corner to corner is just over 25″.

The spring towers will not work easily with this frame configuration, because the upper arm cross shaft will be lower than the top of the
frame rail and the cross shafts will be on 29-1/2″ centers (approx). The frame o.d. is too wide for the arms.

It might be easier to make new frame rails from the firewall forward, or at least in the crossmember/spring tower area. The WS14340 kit can be notched so the frame will sit at the ride height you want. Could you design the frame section so the bottom of the frame is about spindle
height and the frame O.D. is about 30″? I hope this helps. If there are other dimensions you need, please get in touch.

Paul Horton.

Thanks Paul,

Doing some measuring today I realize that I’ll have to modify the upper portion of my frame. That’s really not a problem I think. The good part is that it looks like I can add a flange to each side of the MII crossmember to facilitate bolting the crossmember in place while determining ride height.

I will order a WS14340 kit in the next day or so. I appreciated your help – very clear.

Charlie

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Dear Welder Series… Mustang II for Sunbeam Alpine?

Dear Welder Series…
I have a 60 Sunbeam Alpine. It has a front track width of 51”. Can you supply a mustang II kit to fit?

Scott

Dear Scott…
Thanks for asking, Scott. The easiest way for me to answer this is to give you the link to our blog. Several people have wondered about narrow kits… http://www.welderseries.com/blog/?s=narrow+mustang+ii

The Alpine will be a neat project.

Dear Welder Series… Brake/ Clutch question

Dear Welder Series…
Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy New Year!

I had a question as to whether or not you have, or can come up with, a combination brake and clutch kit utilizing a GM style brake master cylinder and a Wilwood single reservoir clutch master cylinder to be installed in a T Bucket with straight frame rails.

If you do not have something already, what would be involved ($$$) in coming up with such an item, if you think you would want to mess this such a thing?

My thinking is, by utilizing a hydraulic clutch the problem with clutch linkage is done away with, and the pedal configuration can be worked out within the confines of a T Bucket interior, I think.

Thanks in advance for you time and consideration.

Any suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated as I am determined to have a four speed T Bucket!

Joe

Dear Joe…
Thanks for asking, Joe. Check the video almost at the bottom of http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/booster-bracket-pedal-kit/ . This bracket will take a GM master cylinder. Holes could be drilled for the Wilwood clutch master. The pedals can be traded out for the 21890 straight up brake pedal arms. It would cost a little over $200. (I’ll check this out tomorrow for you.)

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Dear Welder Series… Mustang II for a bug?

Dear Welder Series…
I am building a prostreet chassis VW bug the front frame rails are 25.5″ outside to outside 2×3 rectangle need to get the proper width crossmember don’t know what to order.

Dear Writer…
Our crossmembers are ordered by track width. We call track width the distance from the wheel mounting surface of one rotor to the wheel mounting surface of the opposite rotor. In “real life” this dimension varies with Mustang II installations, depending on the brakes being used. A stock Mustang II (1974 – 78) has a track width of 56-1/2″. If stock, 4-bolt MII rotors are used on our 56″ kit, the track width would be 56-1/2″.

The frame should be at least 26″ O.D. to use our 56″ kit. If you plan to have a track width less than 56-1/2, the crossmember can be narrowed and the minimum frame width can be less by the amount taken out of the crossmember.

If you will use the 56-1/2″ track width, the frame should be made wider, at least in the crossmember area.

All of this is to say the 56″ crossmember is probably the one to order.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

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