Thread: Mustang 11 or chrysler?

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Hi,
New guy here
I am going to ifs in our 46 sedan,Has anyone used a chrysler clip out of a 5th ave?,Got out the tape and it looks like it will fit like a glove.(I like it)
now with a mustang kit,what did they do with the strut rods?do they use them with a kit?
you can use chevy rotors on a mustang 11,can you use chevy rotors on the chrysler clip?
Thank you Russ&Irene

Can't answer all of your questions, but there are kits for the Mustang II that use the strut rods, and some that don't.

If you use the strut rods, you have to weld a bracket on the frame to accept them. If you don't use the strut rods, you have to replace the lower suspension arm with an A-frame.

I want to keep the chevy bolt pattern that I now have.
I seen that you can use 11" rotors on the mustang 11,so i will try to find rotors with a chevy pattern as i have to get new ones.
Russ&Irene

If you buy a Mustang II kit you can order it with either ford bolt
pattern rotors or chevy pattern rotors. If you decide to use the strut rods you will have to heat them with a torch and bend them to align them with the underside of the frame. If you use the strut rods off a Pinto you won't have to bend them as much.

TechinspectorI, good safety point, but it was not my suggestion to heat and bend the strut rods. That came from the installation instruction supplied by Heidts Hot Rod Shop and Total Cost Involved Engineering when using the strut rods. I'm not a big fan of heating and bending any kind of suspension component to make it fit. Even with the tubular replacement strut rods sold by Heidts and T.C.I. the pivot point is changed from the original Mustang II design. It would seem that the best way to eliminate this problem would be to use the wider tubular A-Arms that do away with the strut rod all together.

It would seem that the best way to eliminate this problem would be to use the wider tubular A-Arms that do away with the strut rod all together.

Yep, that's the way most of the higher end builders do it. I would have done it on my A-bone if I had a little more experience when I built it.

You can use the strut rods BUT, they can not be bent for it messes up the geometry. you have to build a frame brt. to match the original strut rod location. If this is done you will duplicate the original dimensions which is safer than the wide lower control arms which have also had some failures.