Suspension

[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.