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Let me point out one of the most famous cars in history
The AC Cobra.
Particularly the one with the Ford 427engine...
Those cars have a well deserved reputation of being a fearsome automobile.
But the original ones were, to be polite, "somewhat less than successful as race cars"
they were really TOO powerful to be controllable and too nose heavy to corner well
the reputation of the cobra was almost entirely due to the earlier 271hp 289 powered machines.
Power is "nice" but too much power IS possible to achieve.
There IS such a thing as "too fast"
aircraft are often fitted with more powerful engines than that for which they were originally designed, Yes these retrofits are intended to increase performance
shorter takeoff roll, faster rate of climb, increased performance at altitude
often increased payload capacity, but one thing a more powerful engine rarely
does is to increases the aircraft's maximum speed.
Not that the engine couldn't force the aircraft faster but because in some situations
to do so would force the aircraft past the speed where it is stable and/or controllable
So while more power and or torque can increase acceleration the
speed where a ranger will decide enough is enough and try to fly
isn't going to change.
faster than 100mph in any ranger is simply an act of stupidity.
I've had my truck to 110, ONCE while it was still a 2wd 2.9
Yes, a tailwind was involved.
I don't have the 4.0 4x4 suspension "dialed in" well enough to have
taken it past 95 without worring that something important was about
to fall off.
Like the tread of my non-speed rated TRUCK tires.
Older mustang brakes? How much older?
Because the common way of retrofitting 5-lug brakes and wheels
onto an early fox mustang was to use 2wd ranger rotors.
The brakes I'd use would be 1995-97 2wd ranger brakes
along with the entire beam assembly, simply because it's real easy to bolt in.
as for suspension setup?
I'd go with soft rate springs and the stiffest sway bars I could find.
Infact I'd be very inclined to put dual swaybars on the front
The behind the axle swabar from a Gen1 then "tune" the front
by trying the different "thin diameter" front mounted bar from a Gen2
the Front mounted Gen2-up bars were made from 5/8" to 1-1/8"
And I don't know what kind of shocks would make it "right",
but I know Bilsteins aren't it.
I think fully adjustable race shocks would be needed.
AD
The AC Cobra.
Particularly the one with the Ford 427engine...
Those cars have a well deserved reputation of being a fearsome automobile.
But the original ones were, to be polite, "somewhat less than successful as race cars"
they were really TOO powerful to be controllable and too nose heavy to corner well
the reputation of the cobra was almost entirely due to the earlier 271hp 289 powered machines.
Power is "nice" but too much power IS possible to achieve.
There IS such a thing as "too fast"
aircraft are often fitted with more powerful engines than that for which they were originally designed, Yes these retrofits are intended to increase performance
shorter takeoff roll, faster rate of climb, increased performance at altitude
often increased payload capacity, but one thing a more powerful engine rarely
does is to increases the aircraft's maximum speed.
Not that the engine couldn't force the aircraft faster but because in some situations
to do so would force the aircraft past the speed where it is stable and/or controllable
So while more power and or torque can increase acceleration the
speed where a ranger will decide enough is enough and try to fly
isn't going to change.
faster than 100mph in any ranger is simply an act of stupidity.
I've had my truck to 110, ONCE while it was still a 2wd 2.9
Yes, a tailwind was involved.
I don't have the 4.0 4x4 suspension "dialed in" well enough to have
taken it past 95 without worring that something important was about
to fall off.
Like the tread of my non-speed rated TRUCK tires.
Older mustang brakes? How much older?
Because the common way of retrofitting 5-lug brakes and wheels
onto an early fox mustang was to use 2wd ranger rotors.
The brakes I'd use would be 1995-97 2wd ranger brakes
along with the entire beam assembly, simply because it's real easy to bolt in.
as for suspension setup?
I'd go with soft rate springs and the stiffest sway bars I could find.
Infact I'd be very inclined to put dual swaybars on the front
The behind the axle swabar from a Gen1 then "tune" the front
by trying the different "thin diameter" front mounted bar from a Gen2
the Front mounted Gen2-up bars were made from 5/8" to 1-1/8"
And I don't know what kind of shocks would make it "right",
but I know Bilsteins aren't it.
I think fully adjustable race shocks would be needed.
AD
