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    Spindles, brakes and steering

    Getting the whole kit from Rod and Custom makes more sense than piece-mealing it for a couple of reasons. The guys at R&C have taken a lot of time and effort to put together a complete kit of quality parts and provide very good customer service for those parts. So what you get from them is...
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    Anyone Know About RRS Suspension ?

    RRS makes some nice parts. The problem is getting those parts into your hands. The distributors here in the states have all been having the same problem. They place an order then wait....and wait....and wait...until the customer cancels the order. Good luck with your order. The RRS products are...
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    2005 mustang nose on classic mustang - has it been done?

    That car is called Obsidian, was rolled out in 2006 SEMA. Twin Rotrex superchargers, Bigstuff 3 fuel injection, 6 speed, paddle shifted manual trans, custom 9", RRS complete suspension and r&p, and about a thousand or so custom made parts. Scary fast and very dangerous. The car isn't dangerous...
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    Retrotek Purchase

    I have seen one of these (retrotek efi kit) installed onto a 392 Windsor. The car had been tuned by the Dyno Shop in Santee when it had the SpeedDemon 750 carb. After installing the efi, the engine made more power everywhere except at torque peak. Easier startup and smoother idle. I would put...
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    Fatman Fabrications dropped spindles

    I was just really tired of looking at the stars while driving my car. What amazes me is that after all these years, nobody is making a dropped spindle based on the 70 Mustang drum brake spindle. I thought that this was what CSRP was going to produce. Boy, did I get my hopes up. But, alas, it is...
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    Fatman Fabrications dropped spindles

    You use the stock caliper brackets from a Granada, Maverick, etc. You must grind off part of the caliper bracket to clear the uppers. I don't think this is correct. The idea of a dropped spindle is that the car gets a lowered ride height without changing the suspension mount points or...
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    Fatman Fabrications dropped spindles

    I just got a call back from Mike at Fatman. It turns out that I didn't check the box well enough. They had included a small plastic bag with banjo bolts and a brass fitting in it and on the very bottom of the box was a set of instructions with my receipt. To address the problems I had, there...
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    Fatman Fabrications dropped spindles

    " Do you have any pictures? The one photo in Fatman's catalog is worthless. I spoke with Fatman earlier this week. I had originally heard that the spindles where cut and welded Granada spindles. Fatman said they were not, that they are fabrictaed in house (welded not cast/forged). They also said...
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    Fatman Fabrications dropped spindles

    Okay, I had to try them as the long awaited CSRP dropped spindles are still vaporware. So I called Fatman and asked a couple of questions before ordering them. These are spindles designed to use the Granada/Maverick disc brake setup. Maverick and 71-77 comets share the same upper / lower control...
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    Mustang Drop Spindles

    You are not the only person with this concern. As part of a private message to Dennis, I stated: "I have been searching for a quality dropped spindle for quite some time. But I do not want to get trapped in a kit that uses proprietary parts that may not be available at a common parts store 5...
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    Mustang Drop Spindles

    My interest in the dropped spindles is to correct the geometry of a lowered car. The more the car is lowered, the less travel is available to that car. Using a dropped spindle allows me to lower the car while still maintaining adequate suspension travel. I see this as almost as big a reason to...
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    Mustang Drop Spindles

    I am with Bnickel on this. I already have a big brake kit for the stock 70 spindle. I would love to have your dropped spindles on my car. If I have to then throw out my existing brake kit, it is a much harder sale. Just so that you know, I have been crowing to the stars about how you are...