Whats better for handling?

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  1. maver!ck

    maver!ck The Maverick Guy.

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    I want to lower my car 2 inches. I can do it by either using drop spindles. Or i can get lowering springs. But which one will handle better? Thanks!
     
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    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    drop spindles helps keep the suspension in the stock location and geomenty. in theory that should be beter than springs.
     
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    maver!ck The Maverick Guy.

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    Thank you sir!
     
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    Who makes dropped spindles for a maverick?
     
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    I cut 1 coil off of my stock springs and then had a alignment done and mine drives and works great. :drive:
     
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    Look in the Mustang books, Mustangs Unlimited, Year One, etc. Get them for a '69-'70 Mustang, and it should bolt up with no problem.
     
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    Ouch! $580? I think I'd go with 650# drop springs from Mustangs plus first. Aren't shockwaves less then that? At least w/o the rest of the stuff to go with them. The rest can be done low buck with a visit the the scrap yard to pirate some Lincoln air ride parts
     
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    My car handles very nice with just shorter, stronger springs in the front and beefed-up leafs in the back with lowering blocks. I'd love to do the drop spindles but right now there are other places on the car where $580 would be better spent.
     
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    I found a used set locally for $200 its said to have only five hundreds miles on it :) thanks guys for all the info.
     
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    Doesn't the Shelby redrilling of the upper A-arm location work on this?:huh:...I recently had a replica Trans-Am '66 Mustang that had the control arms cut and re-welded by Maeco Motorsports in Cali. which i believe is a common mod they do on their vintage race Mustangs
     

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