suspension kit
Hello,
I ordered the mustangs plus suspension kit for my '68 Cougar. I ordered the $875.00 kit, but somehow it ended up costing $650.00 with free shipping. They had to ship my leaf springs seperately due to the difference in spring length between cougar and mustang, and they said something else was different which I didn't get. I did not like that the ball joints were welded in and not replaceable, and the lower control arm came unpainted. I sprayed mine with chrome paint. The tie rod adjusting sleeves that I recieved wouldn't go onto the inner tie rods that they sent. I didn't report this to mustangs plus since it was an eight dollar part and shipping it back would have been a significant part of that cost. I bought Global West adjusting sleeves. I didn't get strut rods probably because it was a Cougar. I ended up buying TCP's adjustable strut rod and eccentric eliminator Kit. Oh, I also upgraded to edelbrock shocks instead of whatever the kit comes with. Once it was all on and finished I liked it. The front is much stiffer, and I probably would have went with an upgraded amount of rear leaf springs if I had known that my Cougar had 5.5 leaf springs on it. I added an export brace and monte carlo bar for extra stiffness. All in all it works well. The alignment guy liked my setup and it was cool talking to someone who had run Cougars on a Nascar track. I did not install the rear sway bar yet, because I didn't like some of the reports of those ripping through the frame rails on this forum. I am currently waiting for a Scott Drake adjustable rear sway bar. You may have to pick u p some nuts and bolts as well.
