vtecwho

i ordered the lowers and uppers for 100 bucks and already put the lowers in because the boxes were getting tweaked and cracked. the uppers are a pain in the a** because it looks like my exhaust has to come off and the bolts are rusted. i inspected the upper boxes and they look perfect. has anyone had any trouble with these bending or cracking??

SoDakStang

Upper and lowers for 100? Factory? If not where did you find that?

vtecwho

im not sure what brand, get onto mustangsunlimited.com and look for torque box reinforcements and youll find them. i think they are about 110.

Stroked91

i got my upper and lowers for 65 i heard its mostly the lowers that break

SoDakStang

Wow, that's cheap. I paid 400 (adjustable tho). Back to your original question. I would replace the uppers also. Helps a ton with wheel hop and basic hooking up. I just looked at my old ones and weren't bent but they were rusted. The bolts sucked to get out but imo, it's worth it

vtecwho

i studied the upper reinforcements a bit and it seems like they only reinforce them from getting compleatly ripped off. as far as side to side bending from torque, they dont seem to help. thats why i did not want to go through the trouble

vtecwho

im talking about the torque box reinforcements, not the cotrol arms them selfs. i edited the title, yes it was a bit confusing. sorry

SoDakStang

Haha, ok, my bad. I follow you now! The only time i've heard of those tearing is when you start putting serious power to it ie 500 or so. I have 300/305 to mine and have had no problems what so ever.

Stroked91

i was recommended to def do the bottoms and the tops if i really felt it neccessary. how long long and how easy was it to do your bottoms cause im gonna do mine when i do my suspension soon

SoDakStang

Really easy to do. You can do it w/ hand tools assuming nothing is seized together.