Suspension

[OG Fox]

Originally Posted by STROKD yea it wasnt cheap. The car was at Griggs Racing for like 2 months and I think my dad paid like 15k or some shit for all the work they did, including brakes, rear end upgrade, suspension, chassis stiffening, wheels, tires, exhaust modifications etc etc... its a pretty bad ass fun to drive car though, when it's tuned I will let you drive it right after you get out of yours to see the difference. It doesnt ride or handle like a Mustang anymore.

Please let me know when its finished, i'd like a ride.

Originally Posted by blownaltered I bet it is an incredible ride, but I just can't justify spending that sort of coin on a toy. Now I am over time going to be changing certain things for handling but I'm not going to that extreme.

Im kinda in the same category as you right now. From what I can see, I need control arms, subframe connectors, shocks/ struts, sways. after that though, where do you go?

[blownaltered]

Originally Posted by OG Fox Please let me know when its finished, i'd like a ride. Im kinda in the same category as you right now. From what I can see, I need control arms, subframe connectors, shocks/ struts, sways. after that though, where do you go?

Do sub frame connectors first. Big improvement on the body having any flex. Also if you plant any power you won't hurt the car like you can without them.

I have upper and lower control arms, eibach pro springs, Koni str.t shocks and struts and of course subframe connectors. Looking into caster camber plates now. One of these days I might do a k member but that's because I drive a heavy ass vert so I need it to loose a few pounds.

[STROKD]

Originally Posted by OG Fox Please let me know when its finished, i'd like a ride. Im kinda in the same category as you right now. From what I can see, I need control arms, subframe connectors, shocks/ struts, sways. after that though, where do you go?

Few weeks she will be ready.

Thanks Steve, yea it's a fun car, I dont ever plan to let it leave the family. Even if I have to sell my 86 to keep it, it wouldnt even be a second thought.

Where Id start, you have the springs which is great. Id do full length subframes, weld the torque boxes at the same time, an under hood strut brace (which I have a bad ass one I will sell cheap since it doesnt work with the Griggs), a g-load brace which braces the stock k member and keeps it in place during hard turns, bump steet kit, and upper and lower control arms for the back. At that point you should have a pretty damn good handling car... not torque arm + watts link good; but pretty nice and fun to toss around... All those parts should be less than a grand, esp if you buy my strut brace for half price.

Dont forget some better tires too...

[blownaltered]

Originally Posted by STROKD Few weeks she will be ready. Thanks Steve, yea it's a fun car, I dont ever plan to let it leave the family. Even if I have to sell my 86 to keep it, it wouldnt even be a second thought. Where Id start, you have the springs which is great. Id do full length subframes, weld the torque boxes at the same time, an under hood strut brace (which I have a bad ass one I will sell cheap since it doesnt work with the Griggs), a g-load brace which braces the stock k member and keeps it in place during hard turns, bump steet kit, and upper and lower control arms for the back. At that point you should have a pretty damn good handling car... not torque arm + watts link good; but pretty nice and fun to toss around... All those parts should be less than a grand, esp if you buy my strut brace for half price. Dont forget some better tires too...

Haven't welded my torque boxes yet. I know that's something I will have to do before long. I never plan on taking the car to the drag strip so I'm not to worried about it. I never launch the car from a dig.

[downtime!]

Originally Posted by blownaltered Haven't welded my torque boxes yet. I know that's something I will have to do before long. I never plan on taking the car to the drag strip so I'm not to worried about it. I never launch the car from a dig.

Launching from a dig isn't the only thing that kills torque boxes. Moderate horsepower levels and on and off a heavy throttle on a road course will do the same thing. I tore up a couple of Capris back in the day and they never saw a drag launch ever.

[OG Fox]

Originally Posted by STROKD Few weeks she will be ready. Thanks Steve, yea it's a fun car, I dont ever plan to let it leave the family. Even if I have to sell my 86 to keep it, it wouldnt even be a second thought. Where Id start, you have the springs which is great. Id do full length subframes, weld the torque boxes at the same time, an under hood strut brace (which I have a bad ass one I will sell cheap since it doesnt work with the Griggs), a g-load brace which braces the stock k member and keeps it in place during hard turns, bump steet kit, and upper and lower control arms for the back. At that point you should have a pretty damn good handling car... not torque arm + watts link good; but pretty nice and fun to toss around... All those parts should be less than a grand, esp if you buy my strut brace for half price. Dont forget some better tires too...

will hit you up soon for the strut brace. what make is it?

[STROKD]

Originally Posted by OG Fox will hit you up soon for the strut brace. what make is it?

I'm not sure, it was the best one on market when we did the above mods. John Griggs took it off and handed it to us and said don't use this with my suspension. Lmao. So, it's been chillen in storage. The old subframes we had were Global West, so it could be a Global West unit if they make one...

[STROKD]

Can't find one for Global West, its defintely not the MM one, the one I have is WAY beefier than that flimsy pos one MM sells. The MM one doesn't even tie in the firewall, just attaches to it. Lmao.

If you'd like a picture, I should be able to get you one next time I go to storage in a few days.