Spindles: Improving what your Mustang came with
Swapping the original front spindles for ones sourced from a different year or model of Mustang is a popular upgrade.
This is done because some spindles are more desirable than others, from a performance viewpoint. Changing the spindles often allows making further performance enhancements that would otherwise be impossible with the car's original spindles.
5 different spindle designswere used over the model years 1979-2004. Linked below is information about spindles, including...
- Differences between spindles
- Benefits of particular swaps
- Things to consider when planning a spindle change
Description of Spindle
Warning: 1996-04 spindles & Stock pre-1996 K-members
1979-86 and 1987-93 non-V8 Spindle
1987-93 V8 Spindle
Swapping to the 1987-93 V8 Spindles
1979-93 Mustang: Swapping to the 1994-04 Spindles
1984-86 SVO Spindle
1994-95 Spindles
1994-95 Mustang: Swapping to the 1996-04 Spindles
1996-04 Spindles
Visual identification of spindles
Front Control Arm Swaps