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Topic: Front Suspension Rebuild.
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Mike65
Gearhead Posts: 1571
From: Columbia,NJ, USA. 65 Fastback, 69 Coupe MCA #-04549
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 04-29-2001 11:04 PM
   
I'm getting to the point of rebuilding the front suspension in my 65 fastback. Where have you guys & grrrls purchased the front end rebuild kits from & what have been your experiance with them & what has been the quality of them?. Thanks for the help.  ------------------
Mike & Robin
65 Mustang Fastback
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MCA #- 04549
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46and2
Gearhead Posts: 224
From: Kentucky
Registered: Nov 99
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posted 04-29-2001 11:10 PM
I am glad you asked that! I was going to lay a post down tonight asking almost the same thing. I am going with PST suspension myself. I just needed to know since my whole front and rear suspension is shot. What all do I need to replace? Everything?? One kit has the control arms and one doesn't. We are talking almost $300 between the kit with the arms and the one without the arms. Can I live without new arms???
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66fstbck
Journeyman Posts: 83
From: Worhtington, Pa. USA
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 04-30-2001 08:49 AM
Mike, I'm in the process of puting mine back together as we speak...... I got the parts at Laurel Mustang but I think that they get them from Canadian Mustang. Anyhow, the parts seem to be of good quality. I went with the rebuild kit w/o upper arms. BTW the arms are easy to rebuild !!!
Good Luck
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Alan 66 Fastback
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fordfan
Gearhead Posts: 2557
From: Walla Walla, Wa, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-30-2001 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by 66fstbck:
Mike, I'm in the process of puting mine back together as we speak...... I got the parts at Laurel Mustang but I think that they get them from Canadian Mustang. Anyhow, the parts seem to be of good quality. I went with the rebuild kit w/o upper arms. BTW the arms are easy to rebuild !!!
Good Luck
They may be easy to rebuild.... but the fact that the area around the Ball-Joints had been Welded back on  .
This car has been an Intreging experiance... (READ: Nightmare..). 
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amartin725
Journeyman Posts: 58
From: Attleboro, MA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-30-2001 04:35 PM
I was planning to just rebuild the upper and lower arms on my '65 until I started looking closely at them.There were cracks around the mounting holes for the spring perch, and the holes were starting to get larger. I'd say, look closely before you decide to rebuild them. For the piece of mind, I personally bought a whole front end rebuild kit from Mustangs Plus. Al ------------------
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Nos351C
Gearhead Posts: 3000
From: Rohnert Park, CA USA M&M member#591
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 04-30-2001 05:06 PM
I had the same problem (cracked arms arond the perch bolts) when I rebuilt mine... so do check those should you have the arms apart ------------------
Marcus
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