"Shelby Drop"

So for mavericks we would use the early mustang templete?

 

You know we can't remove the turn signal on these cars without a BFH!

It's doing great - it's on an engine stand waiting on me to order the cam and re-stall the converter. I'll have it done in.....say a year and a half.

 

shelby drop

Been there, done that. Worked great on a 72 Grabber. I did the 66 Stang vision.

 

I know the early Mustangs needed help in that area for road racing but I've never seen it proven that it's worthwhile on a Maverick or that the same dimensions should be used for a Mav as was used on a Mustang.

 

...did you remove the reinforcing plate or did yours not come with one?

 

good call.

 

The '70 Mavericks that I have looked at did not have the extra reinforcing plate. Neither does either one of my '72 Mavericks.

 

If you measure a '67-'70 Mustang front suspension, the mounting points for the upper and lower controll arms and the springs are in the same place in all three dimensions. Since the parts are all the same dimensions, doesn't it stand to reason that what works for the Mustang should work for the Maverick? (Yes, I know that the Boss 429 is an exception.)

The '65/'66 Mustang uses entirely different mounting locations, a-arm dimensions, spring mount points, etc. I would doubt that using the '65/'66 mods would be optimum for a Maverick.

 

What is the difference between the mod for the 65-66 and 67-70 Mustangs?

 

one year!

 

http://www.ftw.com.au/content/view/152/50/

This web site has a good graphic of the measurements for the 65-66 and the 67-70. After looking at this, I went out to the garage and checked the template that I had used. Whew! I used the correct 76-70 template. :bananaman


Sometimes, my memory, she ain't so good....

 

what would be the recomended springs for this drop? on a maverick obviosly.

 

Stock springs - it may lower the front a little but not much - especially if you use the wedge block to correct ball joint angles.

 

I am still trying to figure out why folks say that this mod lowers the car?

If you lower the suspension mounting point on the body, then the body should be raised...
Conversely, when you raise the suspension, drop spindles for example raise the spindle, lower the car.

I am really asking!
I have heard everyone say the car lowers, but I can't understand how.

Any explainations?
Thanks
Dave

Btw:
A little O/T, but I been dying to know...
Where can one get shorter front springs for a Maverick?
I know I can cut, but new springs would be nice, and so would a 'clean' spring rate.

 

Okay!
That link was great!
It answered my question on how the mod lowers the car.

Thanks!