[Tx Firefighter]

First, the issue of failure of the Mustang II parts was discussed on the HAMB board several years ago. The cars with problems did not have Fatman crossmembers. They were Heidts and other thinner brands.

I have a Fatman ultra low front end under my 54 Chevy. Let me tell you my experience.....

I bought the crossmember from them. They give you a builder's guide that recomends a combo of parts to finish out the installation (brakes, brake hoses, shocks, springs, etc.). I used exactly what they recomended on my car. The front suspension wound up being a couple of inches too narow for my tastes. The rear end was about 4 inches wider than the front end. I was annoyed at it, so I called Fatman and told them they recomended the wrong brake kit (ECI brand brake kit). ECI sells two different kits. One kit does not widen the front end and the other one widens it about 2 inches. I told them they ought to recomend the wider kit that makes the front track 2 inches wider so it would look better. He told me to send them my brake kit back and he would replace it with the other kit to make my front track wider. I had bought all of my brake parts locally and had already run them several thousand miles on my car. He offered to take my stuff, THAT I DID NOT BUY FROM HIM, and replace it with the other parts, free of charge, no strings attached. Brent (Fatman) said he wanted a satisifed customer and would do what ever I wanted to do to be happy.

I wound up getting wheels with an inch less backspacing, which helped the problem. Yes, the front wheels are full reversed and the rear are normal, but it doesn't show with the hubcaps in place.

Am I totally pleased, no. But I didn't want to spend the money to ship that heavy brake stuff to the east coast.

But, I will definitely buy Fatman again, anytime I want MII stuff.