can you do a shelby drop on a 1970 mustang with a 351? and does it have the same effect as on the earlier models?

 

Yes, any 64-70 Mustang can benefit from this change. Best thing since sliced bread.

 

I am learning more about the Shelby drop myself and found this article:

http://www.ftw.com.au/Automotive/Tec...sion_Mod..html

I take it this lowers the body and not the suspension right? What's the benefit of doing this vs. a 1" drop spring swap?

 

It alters the way the suspension travel, ie keeping more rubber on the road in a turn by improving the camber curve. It also reducing the "body roll" in the twisties. Its inexpensive and fairly easy to do and you "WILL" notice the improvments right away. Make sure to get a proper alignment if you decdide to drill and lower the UCA's. If you do the drop, there will be like a 5/8" drop in the front stance of the car.

 

The point of the drop is to change the suspension geometry. Any ride height change (usually 3/8-1/2" drop) is a side effect.

The Shelby drop relocates the UCA to provide negative camber at the outside tire while cornering, keeping the tires flatter on the ground. It also slightly adjusts the roll center. This fixes the cushy stock suspension geometry which is derived from the Falcon, a passenger sedan. The end result is a car that has more traction and stays flatter around corners. Definitely one of the best things I've ever done to my car.

 

You all must have commented back as I was doing my research, I am all for low cost, big improvement projects! I am looking forward to potentially doing this. I did a search on this site. I wish there was a play by play picture description. Sounds super easy with everything I read but I am a picture guy like most others. Maybe someone could write this up and the moderator can post this in a common place for all to access with out doing a search. I found one member put up youtube videos but when I clicked on them they were all removed from youtube unfortunately.

 

You may consider a Negative Wedge kit before actually doing the drop. The kit I got from N.P.D came with templates that you bolt on to the existing UCA holes. These also serve to reinforce the shock towers. The negative wedges themselves correct the upper ball joint's relationship with the UCA. Without the negative wedge kit, there is a tendency for the upper ball joints to bind.

 

I noticed on ebay theres a kit for $100 that has the template and the wedge. How much was your kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

Not needed if you only change 1".

 

You can have this template free:

http://site.cobranda.com/tech/aarms.pdf