Big Fat Tires And Everything

[KT 69 12]

Deep Purple...Highway Star. Know what I'm talking about? BIG FAT TIRES AND EVERYTHING. Part of that everything was air shocks, raked, 50 series rear tires, "DEEP DISH...DEEP OFFSET, mini tubed.

 

I have been building trading mustangs since the late 60's. Around the mid nineties new rear suspension options allowed stangs to have large rear tires tucked up inside the rear wheel wells. They were lowered and most set nice and flat with moderate or neutral offset. Nice look but it really felt right to me. And while some of those newer air bag suspensions do ride and handle great they never captured the "real feel' and spirit of late 60's 70's muscle car.

 

Every once and awhile I will see a true vintage muscle mustang era correct with deep dish wheels sticking about 1-2" outside the wheel well with about 1" of body to tire clearance top dead center. many are mini tubed as well. And always think that is the killer bad ass raked look of a real muscle street machine. And long for the day and the ride.

 

I admit I love the harsh ride that air shocks deliver, I lived it back then and That is the way true muscle cars were. I miss kicking the ass end out a bit (square corner mini drift) by a throttle punch when cornering, spinning dead nut 360 cookies. And honest they actually handled pretty damn good in the corners...not many average Joe's have the guts to push it to the limit of grip which was far better than the factory set-ups of the time.

 

I am looking for any photo's of the way a real muscle era mustang should look...the vintage muscle look or even better vintage photo's. i do not want to see tires inside the wheel wells I want to see them hanging out, setting low in front and around 5 degree of rake.

 

I have had enough of air bagged lowered muscle era Stangs. No more I am going traditional, mini tubed, deep fricking dish wheels, Hurst T- handle shifter, air shocks and 50's series meat. Now I might add an air tank and a ride height sensor system to maintain the same rake but the rest well be traditional feel, ride and bad ass killer look.

 

Please if you have one these machines send some photo's.

[KT 69 12]

This close to what I'm talking about....perhaps a bit to much difference in tire diameter and rake but very close.

[stangnet33 88]

Had to smile when I read this, you almost described my car to a tee. I loved my air shocks back then. Add air on the Friday night to give it the nice high back end and go cruising the town looking for the parties. Ya the ride was pretty harsh, but no one cared. My tires did stick out almost a couple of inches, they are 295 BFG's on some good old big lipped ET rim's. I'll see if I can dig out some pic's. Good luck with your's :punk:

[70769 18]

Your story reminded me of my dads car, hes still running air shocks to this day, refuses to change them. Haha. Ive got my fenders rolled with Et X theyre only 205's but theyre 14's once i get my new leafs in ill post up

[Mike65 512]

 

Here is a pic of a 68 GT Coupe I had back in the late 70's through the early 90's. I had the whole deal going, L60-15's deep dish slotted wheels, air shocks, & the slapper traction bars. I LOVE that look. :thumbup:

[Max Power 74]

Here is my lost beloved 69 CJ Mach in the 80s

 

[prayers1 153]

My first car, 428 SCJ drag pak, C-6 w/ a slap stick, 4:30 Detroit Locker, Mickey Thompson N-50's, Air Shocks and an 8 track player.

 

Totaled in 1980....................

 

[Max Power 74]

LOL....I have seen civil war photos in better shape than that!

['70MACH1 10]

Highway Star played non stop in my first car. A 67 Fairlane 2dr post with a 289 and 3spd on the floor. 60's sticking out the rear and jacked up with air shocks sadly I have no picks.

[stangme428 33]

This close to what I'm talking about....perhaps a bit to much difference in tire diameter and rake but very close.

 

nice article on those cars in hotrod magazine..