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Topic: granada disc swap
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mikestang
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: tucson,az
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-16-2001 01:03 PM
  
I made the swap in a 66 six cylinder.had an alignment done the car now has a strange wander in the rear end.also did this before the alignment.was fine before swap.the wheel base is 2 5/8 diffrence between front and rear now,suspect this is the problem too much rear stagger.hate to put drums back on.anyone with similar problem?any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
mike in az.
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SundanceKid
Gearhead Posts: 838
From: UT
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 09-16-2001 10:20 PM
Check to make sure the rear end is perfectly perpendicular to the leaf springs. There is a index hole in the bottom of the spring mounts and on the Granada rear the hole is larger makeing it nessesary to use the Granada mounts or a larger head through-bolt. You didn't state if you did both the front and rear. If you just changed the front I can't see wheel stager affecting your alighnment if you had and alighnment done.
The front steering linkage is differant on a six cylinder and the Granada disc swap are "supposively" to only work with the beefier V8 steering linkage. With that in mind it may be slop in the linkage? [This message has been edited by SundanceKid (edited 09-16-2001).]
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macx
Journeyman Posts: 15
From: Hermiston, OR, US
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 09-17-2001 01:35 AM
check out //members.boardhost.com/MustangSteve - he's an expert, has an article posted, and will answer questions about that swap.
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67coupe
Gearhead Posts: 340
From: dallas NC usa
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-17-2001 01:38 AM
that sounds like a caster prob u might want to check the front radius rod bushings and look to see how much caster they put in it i forget the specs for the moment but it seems like its around 1 degree good luck hope this helps  ------------------
Josh
67 coupe with 351c
87 bronco II on 33's
30 model A currently rustbucket
in process 67 convt with efi 5.0 and t5
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mikestang
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: tucson,az
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-18-2001 03:42 PM
where on the front radius rod bushings should I look and what do I look for?
Thanks for all the replies and help so far. Mike
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richard bohm
Gearhead Posts: 373
From: tucson,az-luray,va
Registered: May 2001
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posted 09-18-2001 10:31 PM
mike, greetings from a fellow tucsonan. if you swaped rearends also check the wheelbase on each side of the car. if the numbers are different by more than 1/2" then id say the problem is in the rear end.
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67coupe
Gearhead Posts: 340
From: dallas NC usa
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-19-2001 01:01 AM
mike the rods going to the front of the chasis off of the control arms check to see if thet are rotten------------------
Josh
67 coupe with 351c
87 bronco II on 33's
30 model A currently rustbucket
in process 67 convt with efi 5.0 and t5
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mikestang
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: tucson,az
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-19-2001 06:27 PM
I checked the bushings they are fine.
richard,I didn't swap the rear end at least not yet plan on getting a rear end out of a 67 v8 mustang but since I didn't swap rear ends could this be the problem?
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John Z
Gearhead Posts: 306
From: Morgantown, WV
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 09-20-2001 10:34 AM
You might check with "2bav8" http://www.geocities.com/2bav8/index.html
He has done the swap and I believe he is in the Tucson area.
HTH
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SundanceKid
Gearhead Posts: 838
From: UT
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 09-20-2001 03:46 PM
Mikestang, you said there is a s 5/8 " differance between front and rear. A. Is this from side to side? Meaning the wheel base is shorter or longer on one side? B.Or did you mean the front track is wider then the rear track? if it is "A" then I would say the rear has moved But you say you haven't messed with the rear since right? Maybe, the strut rods have been adjusted differantly from side to side?
Did you change to V8 steering linkage or were you able to use the six linkage?
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franklin
Gearhead Posts: 128
From: VA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-20-2001 06:20 PM
Try to more fully describe what the car does ie- in turns, on straightaways, over bumps or whatever you feel might help the guys here help you. It's going to be hard to figure out without riding in it anyway.
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richard bohm
Gearhead Posts: 373
From: tucson,az-luray,va
Registered: May 2001
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posted 09-20-2001 11:04 PM
not swaping the rear would not cause the problem. i suspect you might have an alignment problem.
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