Mustang II front end vs stock

ok,

couple of questions on front suspension.

I was leaning towards a 'new' Mustang II 'universal kit:

http://www.fulltiltstreetrods.com/hub_to_hub.htm

for $1400 ish

but when I called the guy said they don't make them for 71-73 ?!?

I'm *Assuming* that the universal 60" would work...

or, should I stick with my front -end and 'just' do a rebuild ? from Don:

http://www.ohiomustang.com/store/order_page.asp?itemid=2358

for $300 ish

I do/would still need a crossmember, the cheapest I can find is welders's series:

http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/category/mustang-ii-crossmember-kits/

still is a 'trim to fit', but it looks do able, for $300 ish

so $$ -wise it looks like $1400 / $600, but I don't want that to be the only consideration. if I go the complete kit, I get rack steering, disk brakes, and lose that trailing arm in the front (that's good ... right?)

I would end up needing to buy / make the shock tower covers, but since mine are shot anyway ...

So, I guess the questions are:

is MII front end better than ours / what are the differences ?

will the kit that works for 64-70 also work in ours ?

has anyone done a 60" universal ?

http://rcmotorsportsinc.com/suspension/mii-conversion/ makes a mii based crossmember for 65-73 mustangs, very good quality and very stout compared to whats out there, i have one in my 73, give em a call

dviskoe,

We used the RC Motorsports Mustang II setup for our '72. Pretty easy to install, I posted pictures some time ago. Support after the sale and the directions are lacking, but we were able to figure it out. See picture below. We had the cross member setup for a new 5.0. Regards,

That does look nice, i'll give 'em a shout...

the extra $1000 may put it out of reach for me now though.

does anyone know if a 'universal' 60" will work ??

Just my 2 cents: can't beat rack and pinion for steering depending upon your application. Probably the best thing that they did for Pintos and such. Keep us posted on your project.

If you go with the universal kit, make sure you read up on correcting the frame offset on the drivers side. The kit from RC Motorsports addresses this and provides the steel required. Check out install thread.