droped spindles

[don blanchard]

i'm looking for a source for dropped spindles for a stock 72 mach 1, anyone know of a place?

 

[Bentworker]

I’m pretty sure you could run these with early outer tie rod ends

https://www.maierracing.com/product/1-drop-spindles-1965-70-ford-mustangs/

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

If your goal is to simply lower the front end, why not put in shorter springs?

 

[don blanchard]

hi Jeff, yup, put in new lowering springs...real stiff and didn't lower any from the soft stock ones. replaced the upper and lower arms, boxed the lower, beginning to think I should have gone with a mustang 11, and got rack and pinion.....

 

[73pony]

What springs did you buy? The Scott Drake 1" lowering springs are stiff as F__K and don't lower much at all. I got 1" lowering springs from Eaton Detroit Spring and they dropped it 1" for sure and not crazy stiff.

 

[NOT A T5]

Who would've known...ANOTHER Scott Drake piece of crap!

 

[don blanchard]

yup, scott drake, anyone want a pair?

 

[don blanchard]

how does the Shelby drop work?

 

[Don C]

It's just for '70 and earlier cars

https://dazecars.com/dazed/drop.html

 

[don blanchard]

thanks, great article. curious as to why it wont work on the 71-73"s ??

thanks

 

[Hemikiller]

thanks, great article. curious as to why it won't work on the 71-73"s ??

thanks

There is an internal brace on the 71-73s that prevents the control arm from being lowered. If you modify the brace, you can lower the arms.