63' falcon newbie

[D.clark63]

Well after talking to a few of my friends that are already on here I guess it's time to join the club. Cars a 63 falcon with a fuel injected 302. Live in Livermore California. Hoping to try and do some suspension upgrades. If I can scrounge the funds together... 😩 Also since I'm on my phone guess I can't upload photos easily.

[D.clark63]

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[DBasher]

I can't think of anyone in the Livermore area that knows anything about suspension or Falcons....well, other than the two guys that know the most about Falcons and making them handle!

Welcome to the site, Clark. The post car looks good and I'm really diggin the wheels, are you running an auto or manual?

:thumbsup:
Dan

[glassman]

Hey Dil, good to see you finally on here!! So far i use photobucket for uploading images, haven't figured out how to upload from the mobile yet....

Now, we gotta get Joe on here and egg him on to finish that c10....

[D.clark63]

I can't think of anyone in the Livermore area that knows anything about suspension or Falcons....well, other than the two guys that know the most about Falcons and making them handle!



Welcome to the site, Clark. The post car looks good and I'm really diggin the wheels, are you running an auto or manual?



:thumbsup:

Dan



Thanks Dan! And I'm currently running a t-5. But that's the plan is to hopefully make it handle soon!


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[craig510]

D. Clark,

I have seen your car around town a couple times.

I assume you have seen my build thread:

http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=39876

The simple answer if you want your car to really handle is Mike Maier Inc. There are lots of other upgrades you can make that will improve handling if you don't want to jump in with both feet.

The first things I would recommend are: swaybar, shelby drop, power steering and then a coil over kit or good shocks and 620 springs.

Craig

[D.clark63]

D. Clark,



I have seen your car around town a couple times.



I assume you have seen my build thread:



http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=39876



The simple answer if you want your car to really handle is Mike Maier Inc. There are lots of other upgrades you can make that will improve handling if you don't want to jump in with both feet.



The first things I would recommend are: swaybar, shelby drop, power steering and then a coil over kit or good shocks and 620 springs.



Craig



Hey Craig! I've read and kept up on your thread for a while now. Even before I owned my car. Have spoken to mike a few times now. Having a hard time deciding wether to keep it leaf sprung and seeing if mikes pan hard bar would work. Would love to pick your brain sometime


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[WSSix]

Welcome to the site!

[rustomatic]

Welcome to the site! Save yourself some money by just doing one part of your suspension at a time. Do the sway bar very last--these cars hate front sway bar (think snow plow). Figure out control arm geometry (positive caster/negative camber), and get some decent shocks (not KYB/Monroe). Test everything you do exhaustively before moving onto the next thing.

Maier's Panhard setup will work--I had the old version on my Falcon, back when it was a Ford. So long as you have leaf springs, it's the best thing you can do to the back of the car. You might want to decide on whether you want to go 4/3 link first, though, as it (Panhard) may not be re-usable (unless you build your own link setup to accommodate), and it's not cheap.

Do research. :confused18:

[D.clark63]

Welcome to the site! Save yourself some money by just doing one part of your suspension at a time. Do the sway bar very last--these cars hate front sway bar (think snow plow). Figure out control arm geometry (positive caster/negative camber), and get some decent shocks (not KYB/Monroe). Test everything you do exhaustively before moving onto the next thing.



Maier's Panhard setup will work--I had the old version on my Falcon, back when it was a Ford. So long as you have leaf springs, it's the best thing you can do to the back of the car. You might want to decide on whether you want to go 4/3 link first, though, as it (Panhard) may not be re-usable (unless you build your own link setup to accommodate), and it's not cheap.



Do research. :confused18:



Thanks! Yeah I've been bouncing back and fourth on wether I want a 4 link or three link. For the time being I think it's going to stay leaf sprung, do the Shelby drop up front and take baby steps as I go. Thanks for the incite!


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[cjsgarage]

Hey Dil, good to see you finally on here!! So far i use photobucket for uploading images, haven't figured out how to upload from the mobile yet....

Now, we gotta get Joe on here and egg him on to finish that c10....

and maybe JT. Then we can round out the whole family.

[cjsgarage]

The simple answer if you want your car to really handle is Mike Maier Inc. There are lots of other upgrades you can make that will improve handling if you don't want to jump in with both feet.

The first things I would recommend are: swaybar, shelby drop, power steering and then a coil over kit or good shocks and 620 springs.

Craig

Why power steering, Craig? Like an entire rack and pinion or adding the ram type power steering that came original?

[craig510]

Why power steering, Craig? Like an entire rack and pinion or adding the ram type power steering that came original?

A power steering box from ABS or Borgeson. It is a must have because it has a quicker ratio making the car a pleasure to drive and park. Also, if you autox a car you cannot physically move your hands fast enough with a stock box to unwind the wheel coming out of a tight turn. Finally once you start adding enough caster for proper geometry (6.5 to 9 degrees) you will not be strong enough to move the wheel fast and precisely.

Most of the rack kits are junk, the ABS has a better feel than the Borgeson but is slightly larger and requires some hammer work to fit.

[Beechy]

Great to have another Falcon on the board....my project is now "down under" but was an East Bay car till 2013 ( center of the Modified Falcon universe it seems ).
I have progressed a lot since the pic, last pieces of the interior going in this week, a little more wiring to tidy up. Has G8 strut front suspension/brakes/power rack, 4-link on 10-bolt Salisbury LSD. Strut conversion not started at time of photo.
Drivable for 10 days now........