Mustang Strut Rod Installation

I need to weld front strut rod brackets.

Mustang strut rod installation. Can someone help me and give me correct dimensions side to side and front to back i e. After servicing vintage mustangs for many years the mustang shop of arizona spent six years developing their fully articulating lower control arm and strut rod kit for 65 70 mustangs. Hood struts replace the factory prop rod. The car was a piece of rust with many missing parts.

You will find that with either strut rod the strut rod plate does not line up with the bottom of the frame rail as shown in fig. While the prop rod is just a piece of metal that props the hood open struts are a gas spring that open the hood. But i don t know the correct position. The mustang strut rods may be used however but must be heated in the elbow area and bent outward.

A hood strut aids in the opening of your hood and holds the hood open once unlatched. Universal front steer mustang ii installation instructions james snelling 2017 06 24t18 12 41 07 00 installation instructions for mustang ii suspension kits this set of instructions have been put together so the average guy should be able to put an updated suspension kit on their hot rod or street rod project. Mustang strut rods are different lengths. We recommend the use of pinto strut rods as they are bent slightly more than the mustang strut rods.

The pinto and mustang strut rods are different angles. Figure 1 figure 2 inside view of frame. A good hood strut has an extending rate that makes lifting the hood a fluid painless process. We recommend the use of pinto strut rods as they are bent less than the mustang strut rods and will position the strut rod plates more closely under the frame rails.