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Old 08-15-2020, 09:32 AM
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Really like the look of your Falcon, I had a 64 and a 65, great cars!
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I had these same parts, once upon a time. The greatest effect seemed to be a big reduction in the standard cowl shake over expansion joints, and maybe a bit of caster addition. After that, and it may have been partly due to the fact that my last house was on a gravel road (very dusty--not much rain), the spherical bearings were not long for the world.

Overall, it's the geometry that will affect handling the most. These parts only affect geometry if you use the lower arms to add some caster, which can be quite an upgrade. Otherwise, car don't care what them arms be made of.

I know there’s not a lot of ‘difference’ in the design/dimensions.

The strut rods didn’t come yet, but I had a hammered ball joint so I had to install the lower arms. But now that the lower arms are in, it’s obvious that the previous alignment is no longer even close which tells me that more was amuck. I’m not expecting anything overly incredible, but the stock lowers were worn out & I wanna go 100+ mph on occasion. So...done did.

But!!! I really want to sell this one, buy a 1st Gen 4-door wagon and do a full chassis (Roadster or Morrison) with an LS SWAP. Just my thoughts.


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Really like the look of your Falcon, I had a 64 and a 65, great cars!

Thanks Jarhead. I love this ole car.


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Well, I’m still waiting on the Global West strut rods, but I went ahead and installed the GW lower control arms. Once I get the strut rods in, the Mike Maier shock tower brace installed and the Hotchkis upper shock brackets, it’ll be time for an alignment.





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Finally got the Global West strut rods and went to put them on & one of the big clevis nuts is missing

So, in a lull of no fun car to drive... I bought this...





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