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Old 09-26-2007, 05:28 PM
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with the thanksgiving and christmas holidays coming up.....
do either of these shops offer holiday discounts??
i am going to be shopping for these kits in the next few weeks and i am wondering if i should hold out for the holidays??

TIA
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Old 09-26-2007, 05:57 PM
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id buy from http://www.opentrackerracingproducts.com/products/ or go coilovers with tubular control arms
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Old 09-26-2007, 06:56 PM
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Make sure if you order the kit from mustangs plus that comes with the front, rear, and steering bits, that you also order new leaf spring bolts for the front of the leaf springs and new nuts for the upper control arms. The kit doesnt come with these bolts. P1ssed me off!
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Old 09-26-2007, 07:05 PM
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I'd go with Laurel Mountain, or some other non-M+ werehouse. M+'s Grab-A-Trak kits are all poly, so they squeak and snap strut rods. Find a kit that's either rubber (for ride quality) or midolyne/polygraphite (for performance without squeaks).
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:09 PM
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ORIGINAL: Starfury

I'd go with Laurel Mountain, or some other non-M+ werehouse. M+'s Grab-A-Trak kits are all poly, so they squeak and snap strut rods. Find a kit that's either rubber (for ride quality) or midolyne/polygraphite (for performance without squeaks).
Laurel mountain was decently cheap and withing driving range for me, but their spring saddles sucked! I threw them in the trashcan...
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:19 PM
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Really? What waswrong with them? I wanna say I bought mine from Virginia Classicand they were just fine.
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:36 PM
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One was worse than the other, but I could "bottom out" the saddle with a finger. They made terrible crunching sounds and the bushings squished out the sides.
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:43 PM
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Lame=/

Oh, btw, hi Nic:P Sorry I didn't get to that message. Got it at work and kinda forgot about it, heh.
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:45 PM
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Lol, its cool

I replaced them with rollers, so it worked out well...
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:53 PM
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+100 on coil over suspension.
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