tuna55
SuperDork
1/15/12 1:09 p.m.
So we are prepping a new (to me, not the team) Lemons car - a 75 LTD. I was looking for good calipers, and that's another story. This story is about brackets. The bolt pattern is super weird. There is one bolt parallel to the spindle and one parallel to the direction of travel. Brackets will be tough. Then, through my google searching, I found this by accident:
http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS-Performance-Products/JEGS-Mustang-II-Front-Caliper-Brackets/1447413/10002/-1
and this:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mustang-II-Steel-Spindles,2099.html
And boy, does that look the same. Can anyone confirm or deny that the same spacing toi mount the caliper was used on the Mustang II? Does the rotor end up in the same place? Off-the-shelf brackets for ten bucks apiece that Ic an modify for the caliper I want is waaaaay easier than starting from scratch.
Anyone?
Duke
SuperDork
1/15/12 1:39 p.m.
I don't specifically know your answer, but I have always wondered about the Mustang II front suspension - if it is so ROUNDLY criticized for sucking so badly, why is it used on about half the cars and hotrod projects built in the last 35 years?
And in many cases they use different mounting points to make for a better geometry.
tuna55
SuperDork
1/15/12 5:52 p.m.
OK, everyone, stop discussing the potential relative merits of the Mustang II suspension. What I am asking is, well
tuna55 wrote:
So we are prepping a new (to me, not the team) Lemons car - a 75 LTD. I was looking for good calipers, and that's another story. This story is about brackets. The bolt pattern is super weird. There is one bolt parallel to the spindle and one parallel to the direction of travel. Brackets will be tough. Then, through my google searching, I found this by accident:
http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS-Performance-Products/JEGS-Mustang-II-Front-Caliper-Brackets/1447413/10002/-1
and this:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mustang-II-Steel-Spindles,2099.html
And boy, does that look the same. Can anyone confirm or deny that the same spacing toi mount the caliper was used on the Mustang II? Does the rotor end up in the same place? Off-the-shelf brackets for ten bucks apiece that Ic an modify for the caliper I want is waaaaay easier than starting from scratch.
Anyone?
patgizz
SuperDork
1/15/12 8:32 p.m.
are you looking for bolt spacing for the bolt on caliper bracket or bolt spacing for the caliper itself?
lots of the aftermarket kits use more readily available gm metric(3rd gen f body, g body, s10) calipers.
The mustang II does have the one in Parallel and one in Perpindicular as per those.
As far as working with the LTD and such, I do not know sir.
tuna55
SuperDork
1/15/12 10:17 p.m.
Thinkkker wrote:
The mustang II does have the one in Parallel and one in Perpindicular as per those.
As far as working with the LTD and such, I do not know sir.
I am hoping someone has a bracket that can measure, has a spindle they can measure, or just knows if the two bolt patterns are the same.
RossD
SuperDork
1/16/12 7:38 a.m.
What about looking into the MII / Granada swap and seeing how the LTD falls into the equation?
Something like this: http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/mustang-ii-brake-kit-for-granada-rotors/
Look at the second picture.
Just buy one of the Jegs parts for $18.99, and see if it fits.
No?
Send it back for credit.
tuna55
SuperDork
1/16/12 7:12 p.m.
AngryCorvair wrote:
erohslc wrote:
Just buy *one* of the Jegs parts for $18.99, and see if it fits.
No?
Send it back for credit.
winnah!
They already said it wouldn't fit - no need - it's for a way smaller version. The current plan is to draw up something and get quotes for laser cutting - if that doesn't work, I know a few guys with bridgeports.
In reply to tuna55:
or go to the junkyard and get a later-model crown vic knuckle and see if it'll retrofit to your suspension?
