Suspension

[70Coupe 10]

so ive come to the time where i need to think about suspension ideas. and i need either some pointers on where to go, what you guys have used, or other threads to help. heres what ive got and would like to do.

 

the coupe has stock suspension all the way around, with the exception of adding air shocks to raise the back end up, BUT ive change from 14's all around to 14's up front and 15's in the rear.

so now the cars sits up in the rear kinda like i want but there's no air in the shocks, so i have basically no shocks. im debating whether i want to re-arch the springs and add std. shocks, OR lower the back a little, and leave the air shocks to raise the car exactly to where i want.

 

the front is bone stock, and im thinkin about doing, like a Shelby drop or something, to lower the front end a little bit. and add some sways bars to make it stick to the road, front and rear.

 

when i get done posting, ill try to find a car with THEE stance and post it, so you guys gcan give me some info on what to do to make the car look like that.

[70Coupe 10]

something kinda like the attached Trans Am Boss at the bottom.

 

You can see in my picture, how much room i have, but that is with 14" Ansen's and i now have Keystone Klassics on it, 14X7 and 15X8. right now it has so much room in the rear that i can fit maybe a hand and a half or even two hands, upright, not flat, between the tire and the body. and thats just because ive added 15's to the rear, now if i just go with brand new STOCK mustang leafs and go with a lower profile tire and drop the front end with the Shelby type 1" lowering kit. with 14's on the front? anybody got anything like that that i can see pictures of. 15's on the rear, 14's up front, with a nice rake to the body, not something from the 1970's where the back is 5 feet of the ground, but not something like the car sits 2 " of the ground either.

 

complicated i know, but im trying to figure out what to do, without trial and error and buying a bunch of parts, im doin my homework like im told.

[369coupes 14]

on my coupe im planning to go with the 1inch raised leafs and 1 inch lowered front coils ,with 15's all the way around i changed my tires sixes from 14's to 15's last week or so and it handels alot better just doing that or so it seems i have airshocks on mine right now to but with the cost of new leafs (and the better material ) i wouldnt do anything else(instead of re-arching and things) but replace your old ones

[BlackGMC 10]

Hmm, yall are going to a different approach than I did during my first restoration. I went with 15's all the way around, but I staggered the tires, the fronts were 225/70/15 (27.3") and the rears were 255/60/15 (27.1) that way they were the same height. I used a progressive rate 1.5 drop coils up front and Heavy duty leafs with 2" blocks. The stance had just a little bit of rake to it, I wanted it level.

 

 

One time I added some 295/50/15's (26.7) and it looked bad ass.

 

IMO if you want it to handle really good then you need to lower the back instead of raising it, because raising the back shifts the weight to the front, that will cause the butt of the car to loose traction and slide. The way I had mine setup it would handle great and launch HARD.

[70Coupe 10]

i dont necessarily want it to handle, like autocross or anything, but i just want it to have that mean stance to it. maybe ill see about just getting lower profile rear tires, and stock leafs, new of course, but stock, and a 1" front lowering, see what that does. thanks guys, any ore input is also encouraged

[BlackGMC 10]

What size tire are you running now?

[Arrowhead 10]

Heres the perfect stance (among other things)

 

[BlackGMC 10]

Heres the perfect stance (among other things)

 

 

That is the stance I am shooting for, but those are 17's i am thinking.

[70Coupe 10]

i think they are either 295 or 305 60/15's they were supposed to be for a truck, but the guy didnt need them, so we got um. i think mayb a 235 or 245 should work on the rears. not too big, but not too small so it looks like theres more wheel then there really is.

[369coupes 14]

me personnely im from the 70's and early 80's i like a car to sit up all the way around with just a bit of a rake (not stinkbug or donk either) i dont care for the OH!!! i hope i dont bottom out on that speedbump look especaily on a muscle car

[70Coupe 10]

i dont MIND the low oh shit speed bump look, on certain cars. what i want is basically a nice slope frontwards. the front wheelwell about 1/2 to 1" above the front tire and the rear wheelwell about 1"1/2 to 2" above the wheel well. kinda like the OPPOSITE of what was on 65 and 66's where the body sloped backwards, i want that slope, FORWARDS. i know im sounding complicated or whatever. but its hard to explain in words.

[369coupes 14]

yeah i know what you mean its basically the same thing i like

 

if i could post pics here i post a couple of my coupe with the 15s on back and the 14s on the front (mid tire swap) and then with the 15s all the way around

 

but everytime i try to post a pic it says its too big

[bnickel 10,004]

 

 

i think this is the perfect stance for a 69 coupe with 15" wheels. lowered 1-1.5" up front and raised a bit from stock in the rear.

 

 

edit: you have to some sidewall for this look to work though. 17" wheels with less sidewall like what i'll have need to be lower tihan this one. if i was still running 15's, this would be the exact stance i'd want.

[burritoboi5 10]

This is the stance and tire+wheel combo I'm going for. Not sure what size wheels and tires or what has been done but I really like how it looks.

 

 

http://www.southcalifornia.com/69mustang.jpg

[70Coupe 10]

B your picture aint workin

[BlackGMC 10]

This is the stance and tire+wheel combo I'm going for. Not sure what size wheels and tires or what has been done but I really like how it looks.

 

http://www.southcalifornia.com/69mustang.jpg

 

 

I think that picture would look better if the car was lowered 1-2" all the way around, that is the way I like them.

[bnickel 10,004]

let me try that pic again

[burritoboi5 10]

Your picture worked the first time for me.

[bnickel 10,004]

Your picture worked the first time for me.

 

 

it worked the 1st time for me as well but after he posted it wasn't working i was getting the dreaded red X as well

[SoCal69GT 10]

Here's mine:

 

[bnickel 10,004]

hey SoCal, are your rear quarters flared more than stock? for some reason in your pics they appear to be

[SoCal69GT 10]

hey SoCal, are your rear quarters flared more than stock? for some reason in your pics they appear to be

 

No mods on the body. It must be just the angle of the picture.

[bnickel 10,004]

that's kinda what i was thinking but thought i'd ask anyway just in case. thanks.

[Thunder Kiss 13]

SoCal69GT, as far as I'm concerned that's perfect! What exactly are you running suspension wise?

[SoCal69GT 10]

Front - Shelby drop, 620 springs (1/2 coil cut). Rear - Mid-eye lift springs with 1" lowering block. All suspension component is Grab a trak from M+.

 

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