Hey there from Prince George B.C. Canada, I'm a new guy round here and am doing some planning before tearin into my '57 Ranchero once the snow melts. I'm lookin for thoughts on front suspension ideas for it. I would like rack and pinon steering, good handling, and modern (read effective) brakes. I was going to do some measuring and see how a Crown Vic setup lines up but I remember reading somewhere its not a good fit. The plan is for the car to be a regular driver and some spirited cornering is likely to be a significant part of that. The plan is for a built Y Block and a 6 speed.

The Borgeson box for '57 Ford works so good, no need to go to any of the exotic stuff.

I did the Borgesson on a '57 RanchWagon recently combined with Granada Spindles and it truly drives as good as a modern car.  It was so easy to do and I was able to connect the stock column shift with the AOD trans with just a few modifications.  I did add 13" Baer brakes to the spindles so it stops as fast as a new car too, but 11' Granada discs would be fine for most.

I had the front end aligned to modern specs with additional caster.    I did add a thick washer under the lower control arm rear bushing in front of the crossmember to add a little more caster.  There was plenty of room for adjustment with some shim on the upper control arm.

I feel totally comfortable on any road with my family .  Others have that have driven it can't believe how stable it is at any speed.

Most think you need to trash the original stuff, but with new control arm bushings, new tight idler arm(critical), and The Borgeson box you are there for much less effort than experimenting with a bunch of geometry or fabrication.

Pat Fleischman