07-21-2014, 01:24 PM
A quality set of connectors, that fit like they were Ford designed original equipment, can be fabricated with basic tools skills and very little money.
BE SURE TO SEE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE
http://dazecars.com/dazed/sub-frame.html
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The Mustang is a sports car?
- The Mustang has the heart of a lion with the sleek sporty lines to rival any sports car, but it is built on the chassis of a 4-door family car, the Ford Falcon. In other words, when it comes to chassis performance, specifically in handling, the Mustang has LOTS of room for improvement. One attribute of the Mustang that it definitely gets from it roots in the Falcon, is the unibody design. Basically, unibody means that the car does not have a solid frame running full length of the car from the front to rear. The lack of a frame is accomplished by short frame rails at the front to attach the motor to and frame rails at the rear to attach the rear end to. Connecting these two sets of frame stubs is nothing more than the body of the car, more specifically the cab. Ford and many other manufacturers used this design because it was cheaper to build and lighter. The problem with this design is that the body must hold its own weight and react to ever changing road conditions. Off of the factory floor, the unibody design of the Mustang worked well, but over the last forty years, daily abuse coupled with rust in key locations, can cause a car to sag in the middle. Even if the car does not sag, if you look at any unrestored early Mustang, you will find a crack at the rear base just below the rear side windows on one or both sides. This is the result of flex in the unibody. One simple fix to improve the overall structural integrity of a Mustang, and a must for any Mustang that is going to be used in performance applications, is to install sub-frame connectors that join the front and rear frame rails, making the frame a solid unit that runs the full length of the car.
BE SURE TO SEE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE
http://dazecars.com/dazed/sub-frame.html
[attachment=10111]
The Mustang is a sports car?
- The Mustang has the heart of a lion with the sleek sporty lines to rival any sports car, but it is built on the chassis of a 4-door family car, the Ford Falcon. In other words, when it comes to chassis performance, specifically in handling, the Mustang has LOTS of room for improvement. One attribute of the Mustang that it definitely gets from it roots in the Falcon, is the unibody design. Basically, unibody means that the car does not have a solid frame running full length of the car from the front to rear. The lack of a frame is accomplished by short frame rails at the front to attach the motor to and frame rails at the rear to attach the rear end to. Connecting these two sets of frame stubs is nothing more than the body of the car, more specifically the cab. Ford and many other manufacturers used this design because it was cheaper to build and lighter. The problem with this design is that the body must hold its own weight and react to ever changing road conditions. Off of the factory floor, the unibody design of the Mustang worked well, but over the last forty years, daily abuse coupled with rust in key locations, can cause a car to sag in the middle. Even if the car does not sag, if you look at any unrestored early Mustang, you will find a crack at the rear base just below the rear side windows on one or both sides. This is the result of flex in the unibody. One simple fix to improve the overall structural integrity of a Mustang, and a must for any Mustang that is going to be used in performance applications, is to install sub-frame connectors that join the front and rear frame rails, making the frame a solid unit that runs the full length of the car.