1% Frame modifications for a ground up rebuild
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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw
IRS out of an expy 
A solid axle is not necessarily a deal breaker. An 07 Mustang GT is a very good performer at the track and can be easily improved to be quite decent.
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I drove my friend's 07 Mustang GT, I gotta say it feels bigger and heavier than my truck, but the damm thing drives nice ! and with nothing but a high flow intake, and a tune it really has some mustard.
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Originally Posted by pitstain
I drove my friend's 07 Mustang GT, I gotta say it feels bigger and heavier than my truck, but ...
Was that GT towing a house trailer?
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Originally Posted by TrackBeast
07 Mustang GT: 300hp/320ftlbs, 3.55 rear axle, rack and pinion steering. decent weight distrubution, 3450lbs, aluminium block...
Was that GT towing a house trailer?
Was that GT towing a house trailer?
But it does handle very well, is fast, and looks awesome, I just would'nt wanna drive one on a daily basis.
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Originally Posted by 01TruBluGT
No offense to your plans but to me it seems like the square peg into the round hole here. You are trying to make a truck handle like a car which means you are looking at twice the money it would take to do to a car and in the end you will not get the same results.
If it were me I would reinforce the frame where ever possible to stiffen it up, take some of the money you were going to spend on suspension and put it under the hood. You might loose a bit in the corners but you will make it up on the straights. In the "streetfighter" world it really isn't going to be about who can take the turn the fastest, but who can get to it first.
If it were me I would reinforce the frame where ever possible to stiffen it up, take some of the money you were going to spend on suspension and put it under the hood. You might loose a bit in the corners but you will make it up on the straights. In the "streetfighter" world it really isn't going to be about who can take the turn the fastest, but who can get to it first.
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Originally Posted by Tim Skelton from NLOC
That being said, if I were in your shoes, I would definitely be trying some link suspension. I played with calculating all manner of rear suspensions -- parallel 4-link, angled 4-link, Satchell link, 3-link, asymmetrical 3-link, etc. But with the gas tank in the way, it is not easy to get the right geometry in the rear without major chassis surgery. A parallel 4-link with the links outside the frame is relatively straightforward, and provides for great dragstrip hook, but can't provide good roll steer or braking characteristics, so it's not the ideal road racing setup.
You might consider an offset 3-link. If you weld in a crossmember, you can have the upper link offset to the passenger side. All of the advantages of a 4-link without the bind.
You might consider an offset 3-link. If you weld in a crossmember, you can have the upper link offset to the passenger side. All of the advantages of a 4-link without the bind.
Without opening a can of worms or a 20 page discussion, do you have an example of an offset 3-link? Is that what you posted on the first page? If I can see it I might beable to understand it better and decide if this is something I want to attack.
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Originally Posted by TrackBeast
. . . The new M3 will make any truck or SUV (and many cars too) feel like hay wagons.. . .
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Originally Posted by brahmus
So if I want to achieve better handling, the parallel 4 link is not better than leafs? Or if so not much. I think I can understand where it would bind.
Without opening a can of worms or a 20 page discussion, do you have an example of an offset 3-link? Is that what you posted on the first page? If I can see it I might beable to understand it better and decide if this is something I want to attack.
Without opening a can of worms or a 20 page discussion, do you have an example of an offset 3-link? Is that what you posted on the first page? If I can see it I might beable to understand it better and decide if this is something I want to attack.
A 3-link is just a four link with one missing. The key thing to remember is that the third link (almost always an upper) can be offset. You could run two links below the axle, and one above offset to the passenger side.
