mustang ll ifs

[BLACKWOLF]

has any of you put a mustang ll ifs system under your car?

[BLACKWOLF]

i want to make my car a frt steer w/ rack and pinion, so that i can use my $380.00 moroso rear sump circle track oil pan. also, i prefer coil springs over torsion bars.

[Daytona R/T SE]

A mustang II/pinto weighs in the neighborhood of 2600-2800 lbs. A Charger is right around 4000 lbs.  The pinto stuff is fine for a pinto, or maybe a '32 ford, but I think a Charger would crush the Mustang II/Pinto front end.  Rebuild your stock front end,and e-bay that oil pan or spend 7-8K on one of those XV Motorsport set ups.

[BLACKWOLF]

a friend of mine has one under his 53 chevy pu. with coil-overs. and he hasn't had any problems. it has a blown small block in it and it is a all-steel body.

[pettyfan43]

It WILL work, BUT remember, you are NOT gonna get any handling or any benefit out of it. Man for the money that would take, You could rebuild the Torsion bar front end with top notch stuff. Then it WILL go around a curve. Don't believe that, just Check out Mike's car on Bull Run!

The torsion bar setup is LIGHT YEARS ahead of the mustang II /pinto set up. It's fine for street rods that just ride up and down the road slow, but the geometry sucks and the longevity is NOT there. It's not all it's cracked up to be.

[Mike DC]

       
Agreed. 

Mopar's stock torsion bar setup may not be the most common front end on an old car but it really works.  Rebuilt back to stock, it'll run as well as many of the "improved" aftermarket ones.  Mopar's front-end geometry was A LOT better than Ford/GM cars from the factory.  That's why the Mopar community has never been so quick to change all those parts.  The original spring rates & bushings are too soft now because the tires they were using in the 60s didn't need modern stiffness, but the basic "hard parts" of the original design are still a great layout.

The only major drawback compared to a modern aftermarket setup is the Mopar setup's extra weight.  But most of that weight is in the front brakes, and the factory power steering box/links.  Repalce the 40-year-old bushings, change over to aftermarket brakes, and do a rack/pinion conversion.  With that, the Mopar front end will run better than any Mustang II kit out there.

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If you're set on aftermarket stuff, then take a look at the AlterKtion setup.  It's similiar to a Mustang II, but it's specifically designed for Mopars.

The setup from XV Motorsports is the best thing you could possibly put under the car, although the entire package is expensive enough to buy you a second Charger.