Pinto Car Club of America

I'm sure a few people here have owned, driven or have driven in a Mustang II Cobra, which, as far as i know is pretty much a really fancy Pinto. How did these cars handle? Did they have pretty stiff spring rates? or fairly bad body roll like so many other cars in that era?

Was just thinking... seeing as these are around 2700-2800lb cars, and my lil' Pinto should end up around 2000, if i use brand new Cobra spec suspension (which i can get way cheap from the local hotrod shop here) and wide 17" Z-rated tires (already on the car), this thing should handle pretty good, yes...??

The Cobra route just sounds good to me because it is a known, balanced factory package... a no-brainer, and its cheap. I'm told it will more or less just bolt in too. I just wanna put it in a 700lb lighter car. Or is there an easier cheaper way...??

Nobody has owned or driven a Mustang II Cobra?

the cobra was a v8 car and the susp is going to be way too stiff. keep the Pinto susp, drop it 2" and put on some koni's and bigger sway bars.

Quote from: 71pintoracer on March 07, 2010, 06:02:11 AM
the cobra was a v8 car and the susp is going to be way too stiff. keep the Pinto susp, drop it 2" and put on some koni's and bigger sway bars.

Maybe my suspension is a bit bagged out, but sway bars and shocks alone will not fix my woes. This thing (now that its got really nice tires) goes around corners on its door handles. Some kind ov spring rate increase is necessary. Maybe not that much, but some for sure.

Also, cant drop it. Besides the fact i like to go all kinds ov stupid places in my cars, i just dont like the look. I dislike it enough to accept the extra challenge it will take to make it handle like it was lowered.