If I'm not building a purpose built racecar and springs, shocks, and sfc's have been done where do I go next?
Mike McNasty
Mike McNasty
Would I get much benefit if I just do rear lowers and not the uppers? I know this is extreme newb but are rear lower arms mainly for launching and straight-line performance or would an aftermarket set help improve cornering as well?First would be the rear for me. If you are not racing the car at all, you may want to skip upgrading the front all together.
Outta my ballpark bubba.swap in an IRS. boom! mind blown
For me upper and lowers go hand in hand. The whole assembly really works together so I don't see any benefit in leaving the uppers and replacing the lowers. The stability in general will be greatly improved by replacing both uppers and lowers. The factory rubber bushings and stamped steel arms just don't cut it imhoWould I get much benefit if I just do rear lowers and not the uppers? I know this is extreme newb but are rear lower arms mainly for launching and straight-line performance or would an aftermarket set help improve cornering as well?
Whoa whoa slow down Maddog. I have 3.73,s in the stock rearend, that and bolt-on suspension parts is as far as I'm going.honestly if you are replacing or ugrading your current 8.8 by the time you do gears/axles/control arms with quality parts you are already into the IRS territory. If your goal is to make the car a driver then its the perfect choice.
There are so many posts regarding the negative impact of poly bushings on the axel side in uppers in other than drag applications I was thinking that rubber would be a better choice in that area.For me upper and lowers go hand in hand. The whole assembly really works together so I don't see any benefit in leaving the uppers and replacing the lowers. The stability in general will be greatly improved by replacing both uppers and lowers. The factory rubber bushings and stamped steel arms just don't cut it imho
There are so many posts regarding the negative impact of poly bushings on the axel side in uppers in other than drag applications I was thinking that rubber would be a better choice in that area.
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@90lxwhite @stykthyn hahaha
You have to take into account the millions of mustangs that were produced. Now factor in the lack of higher quality suspension parts in years past. This yielded a lot of very broken mustangs. The problem here is more so suspension bind and less so poly urethane bushings. Suspension bind will literally tear your car apart no matter how much support or bracing you have. I'm by no means the expert when it comes to poly urethane suspension parts but you will want to look towards some of the higher end brands here. You truly get what you pay for here and I'm sure @Sharad can chime in with a knowledgeable recommendation.
Then what exactly are you searching for here? Torque arm and panhard bar? What about your setup are you trying to improve.Whoa whoa slow down Maddog. I have 3.73,s in the stock rearend, that and bolt-on suspension parts is as far as I'm going.
If I'm not building a purpose built racecar and springs, shocks, and sfc's have been done where do I go next?
Mike McNasty
A good upgrade next would be your face.
I'm looking to improve the handling both straight line and cornering. I'm not looking to (can't) spend $5k. I'm trying to build a car that will be on par or close to the performance of a more modern sports car that doesn't have a chuckwagon like ride. No auto x, maybe one or 2 trips to the drags. The current arms have over 300k miles.Then what exactly are you searching for here? Torque arm and panhard bar? What about your setup are you trying to improve.
- sir lose-a-lot
Eat my pudding pop BillA good upgrade next would be your face.
I'm looking to improve the handling both straight line and cornering. I'm not looking to (can't) spend $5k. I'm trying to build a car that will be on par or close to the performance of a more modern sports car that doesn't have a chuckwagon like ride. No auto x, maybe one or 2 trips to the drags. The current arms have over 300k miles.
Eat my pudding pop Bill