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87GT Drop Top

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I'm trying my hardest to get everything I need to rebuild my car by the end of the year. I just got these today. Vogtland lowering springs. They lower the car 1.2". They were one of the few companies that made a part # specifically for a vert. Plus they had good reviews.
I will be getting J&M rear upper & adjustable lower control arms. I'm not sure what front ones I'm going to get. What is the benefit of an afermarket K-member?





 

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I put a set of those on my '86 Capri.... absolutely love them.

If more people knew about them, more people would have them.
 

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87GT Drop Top said:
I will be getting J&M rear upper & adjustable lower control arms. I'm not sure what front ones I'm going to get. What is the benefit of an afermarket K-member?
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k-member is lighter,stronger, gets weight off the nose of the car. if you go with adjustable UCA/LCAs be prepared to do a lot of test/tuning at the track to get it dialed in. Theyre great, but from everything ive read/seen/heard it takes a bit of work to get them dialed in.

those springs are a good start foxes look 10000x better lowered IMO
 

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The uppers aren't going to be adjustable. On the lowers they will only height adjustable not length. These are the ones I'm going to get. I'm still undecided on the front lowers.



 

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Can I use stock style control arms with an after market K-member??
 

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tannerc91gt said:
k-member is lighter,stronger, gets weight off the nose of the car. if you go with adjustable UCA/LCAs be prepared to do a lot of test/tuning at the track to get it dialed in. Theyre great, but from everything ive read/seen/heard it takes a bit of work to get them dialed in.

those springs are a good start foxes look 10000x better lowered IMO
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Stronger is not necessary true. Lots of studies and people say that the "strongest" k-member is the stock one. So i've read.
 

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I wasn't 100% positive on the stronger part but it was an assumption. Learn something every dy
 
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