While watching "trucks" i saw that they took a jeep, and flipped the axles/carrier( the whole unit, not sure what to call it) and put it under the leafsprings, instead of on the top like stock. On my mustang it seems to look REALLY LOW and i dont like that. I like the stance of it higher. I put a jack under the rear and brought it up a bit and i like the look of "3 inches higher". Would flipping the axle be a good idea on this? Im planning on putting new leaf springs and such in the rear anyways, should i just go with a 1 inch lift spring and bigger schackles or flip the axle? Just an idea, but would the axle flip hurt/help performance? -Jon

 

Check you eye location on the rear leafs, you have 3 time standard eye sits above the spring, mideye which have the eye inline with the spring and reverse eye with the eye under the spring.

 

it will make it about 6 inches higher

 

really... we did that on my friends ranger( same amount of leafs and axle diam.)and barely got 3 inches -Jon

 

Just replace the old springs with standard eye leafs and put on new KYB gas adjust shocks. Lower the front with the Shelby drop and the 620 springs. Get as much meat on the rear as possible. I bet you will like the look then.

 

Flipping the axle would be too much work. Youd have to cut the mounting brackets and weld them upside down. It would be easier to get a 1 1/2" lift spring kit(since your getting new leafs anyways), and if still unsatisfied, get some lift blocks...

 

I try not to judge things 'too' harshly.

But the pontiac sig + this post could lead some to a conclusion you might not like




However, with that said.

No, do not do a leaf over on a classic mustang. It will not improve performance, it will only further reduce what ever amount of performance you might have left from your 40 yr old sagging leaf springs. If the car is too low in the rear, spend the couple hundred (and it really is only a couple hundred) on new 5 leaf standard eye springs and shackles and install them on the car.

 

could you give me a link to that setup? or the parts id need so i can read up on it? I was planning on redoing it anyways so im open to all options -Jon

btw. I didnt get the point u were making

 

hes got a stang dodgestang he asks legitimate questions he just learning

 

Here is one, there are literally hundreds of vendors you can buy this stuff from, some cheaper, some more expensive, this was the easiest for me to type in.

Leafs
http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant...ory_Code=leafs

Shackels
http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant...gory_Code=shkl