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9/25/2015 2:26 AM  #1


Help identify this part #

I had a pair of granada disc spindles on a 64-5 car that ended up with some pretty bad bumpsteer I'm currently building another car a 6 cyl to V8 conversion so I've decided to use 64.5 - 66 Mustang spindles to prevent that issue they used to be easy to find I think the last pair I sold for like $50. of course now that I need them  I cant find them at a reasonable price the casting # was C5DA on them which is Falcon?? but I pulled them off a stock unmodified original 66 Mustang. I found a set (off the car) that the guy says were on a 66 mustang but the # is C60Z-3105-c which is fairlane are the fairlane spindles the same?I don't want to buy spindles with the wrong steering arm geometry. To add to the confusion a friend of mine says his are C4ZE and his 65 Falcon has C5ZZ-3105-d ??? are there any other #s or parts cars I should look out for? 
                                                                                                                                                        - thanks

Last edited by falconeh (9/25/2015 2:28 AM)

 

9/25/2015 7:02 AM  #2


Re: Help identify this part #

The C60Z spindles are 67-69.  No idea why Ford used the C6 designation on a 67 part that was never on a 66.  The C6 spindles have the same geometry as the Granada spindles.

Your bumpsteer problem could be caused by using the six cylinder steering linkage, if that is what you have.  Even bolting same year V8 spindles on a Falcon or Mustang using the six cylinder steering linkage will result in some nasty bumpsteer.  The reason is the tie rod length on the six cylinder stuff is alot shorter than the V8 parts, at least on early Falcons.  The six cylinder spindles on a 65 Mustang have alot different geometry than the V8 spindles.  It is NOT just a matter of having a larger diameter axle.

Al Newman knows more than I do about the specific steering parts year-to-year on Falcons than I do.  Maybe he will chime in.


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9/25/2015 11:02 AM  #3


Re: Help identify this part #

Thanks Steve,
                       Yeah I thought so ....I'm guessing they're probably '66 but from a fairlane or falcon but here is my issue if 65 Falcon spindles came from the factory on my '66 mustang what part numbers am I looking for? only falcon D and mustang Z? or does the 64-5 fairlane O code work as well? and what about Comet? basically what casting numbers do I need to identify the early spindles I need?
                                                                                                        - thanks again
No sir the car in question ended up wrapped around a telephone pole after it decided to suddenly change lanes @ 90 mph and had all 64 V8 manual steering with 76 Monarch spindles and tie rod ends I only attempted to mate discs to 6 steering once in the early '90's I took a V8 spindle and a 6 tie rod to a machine shop and had them machine a sleeve however I noticed that at the extreme end of its travel the tie rod would make contact with the spindle which scared the crap outta me so I never had the other sleeve made I threw my sample (i think it cost me $80 for r&d) away so no one else would use it
 

Last edited by falconeh (9/25/2015 11:10 AM)

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