falcon idea on suspenction

how wide is the frame rail in the engine bay on a 1962 falcon? i just thinking out load here , tossing idea around for the future, and what about this , in this picture the shock tower is cut out and the roll bar tube is sticking into the engine bay , could it be possible to do this and weld a pice of metal to that bar and push the shock outwards or weld a piece of metal and come off the frame its self and use a short shock

You might want to think about doing a MustangII front end..

I'm about to do the same thing to Dad's '64 Ranchero..I think..

QtrWarrior wrote:You might want to think about doing a MustangII front end..

I'm about to do the same thing to Dad's '64 Ranchero..I think..

i have looked into it and stuff, lot of ,money for it, if this would work it would be nearly free, may just build a 351w based motor

use fox mustang struts with coilover kit.thats what i used on my car the first time. here's a pic of the old setup... https://www.429-460.com/t4413-how-much-weight-will-i-lose

is just what i did to my 64 sprint. i use the roll bar to mount my shocks to. i am running a 545 big block in mine. built my upper arms using scca adjustable arms.

I like the Fox/SN strut swaps. Tons of aftermarket parts support, good amount of suspension travel to work with vs the MII stuff.

Only real problem with the Fox/SN stuff on an older car is the brake size & the amount of rotor stand-out (track width) pretty much dictates the use of newer style/size rims. Kinda hard to use something like a set of ancient/classic 14x6 aluminum slots on the front for the "retro look" with the Fox/SN stuff without having to use a spacer & also fudge the track width geometry/layout a little.