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Old 01-18-2010, 05:55 PM
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I have been looking to upgrade the suspension of my 93 before I do anything to the engine because I'm not sure if anything has been replaced. I'm not racing this thing everyweekend, I just want to make sure when I play with it, it isn't going to break. Assuming that nothing has beend one to it..I'm looking at the following..

Touring Suspension package for 1979-93 Ford Mustang.
Price: $1,017.95

Edelbrock Touring Suspension Kits include the best combination of components needed to upgrade your stock suspension to improve your vehicle's handling. Edelbrock Touring Kits offer an economical upgrade in a complete package. They are tailored for each vehicle specific application and made to bolt-on without frame or chassis modifications. This package includes: lower trailing arms, adjustable upper trailing arm, front and rear coil spring set, and front and rear sway bars

In addition to this I want to lower the car while I'm messing with everything so I'm also looking at..
  • Tokico HP Series Front Strut (87-93) $99.99
  • Tokico HP Series Rear Shock (87-93) $44.99
  • BBK Polyurethane Mustang Spring Isolators - Front (79-04) $34.99
  • BBK Polyurethane Spring Isolators - Rear (79-04) $24.99
  • Mustang Complete Rear Control Arm Kit (79-98) $169.99
  • Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber Plates (90-93) $189.99

Now the only thing I need to know is what kind of lowering springs do you guys have/like?

Is the stuff I'm getting, you think overkill? I basically just want to take care of everything in one fell swoop. Sound reasonable? Yay/Nay?

Thanks guys, you help me out a ton!
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Old 01-18-2010, 06:16 PM
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you will NOT be happy with the parts you have listed above.

not to mention... $1000 is WAY expensive for sway bars, springs, and control arms.

You should change your list to have:

Strange 10-way adjustable shocks (front and rear)
H&R SS Springs
Maximum Motorsports lower control arms (rear)
NEW OEM upper control arms
NEW quad shocks
the spring isolators you have listed
the C/C plates you have listed.

You really dont need to upgrade your sway bars, just get new endlinks for the front (preferably energy suspensions ones with the poly bushings)
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haha..well thanks for the reply..i appreciate it
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Old 01-18-2010, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
Maximum Motorsports lower control arms (rear)
NEW OEM upper control arms
why is there a difference which control arms to get? just curious
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Old 01-18-2010, 07:02 PM
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I am with the strange struts and shocks also some of the best money I ever spent on our car they go from road race stiff or you can adj. them for drag racing all with just a turn of a ****
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Originally Posted by Joshs93GT
why is there a difference which control arms to get? just curious
tube designs, bushing materials, bushing deflection (flexability)

I have a set of summit racing (Granatelli) upper and lower control arms in my car, and holy hell, they are friggin garbage.

I should have spent the money on the max motorsports stuff, but I was cheap.. so now im paying for it by having to buy parts AGAIN
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