We were recently informed of a potential failure from Total Control Product's Front Coilover System. Although it's not an absolutely critical situation, the potential for failure does exist and should be addressed as soon as possible.
If you are not aware, Total Control Products went out of business early this year. Chris Aston's Chassis Works has purchased the rights to produce the suspension line with the association of the TCP name. However, since they did not produce the product themselves, and they are redesigning the system, they feel they have no responsibility toward fixing the inherent problem with the previous design.
The area of concern is the upper shock mount of the system. As it turns out, under high stress, the potential exists for the carriage bolts to push through the aging metal on shock towers from the bottom. The possibility of hitting a large pothole, or the like, and pushing these carriage bolts through could cause you to loose control of your car.
There are ways to address this issue on your own. If you have the means, please do so asap. We have machined out a permanent fix for the problem ourselves. 1/4" thick steel rings that can be mounted on the underside of the shock tower to "sandwich" the shock tower between the upper mount and our new ring. This will address any weaknesses in their design by adding a significant amount of strength to this area of concern. This is done without having to re-align your car.
Please either PM me or email admin@mustangdepot.com if this is an area of concern for you.
If you are not aware, Total Control Products went out of business early this year. Chris Aston's Chassis Works has purchased the rights to produce the suspension line with the association of the TCP name. However, since they did not produce the product themselves, and they are redesigning the system, they feel they have no responsibility toward fixing the inherent problem with the previous design.
The area of concern is the upper shock mount of the system. As it turns out, under high stress, the potential exists for the carriage bolts to push through the aging metal on shock towers from the bottom. The possibility of hitting a large pothole, or the like, and pushing these carriage bolts through could cause you to loose control of your car.
There are ways to address this issue on your own. If you have the means, please do so asap. We have machined out a permanent fix for the problem ourselves. 1/4" thick steel rings that can be mounted on the underside of the shock tower to "sandwich" the shock tower between the upper mount and our new ring. This will address any weaknesses in their design by adding a significant amount of strength to this area of concern. This is done without having to re-align your car.
Please either PM me or email admin@mustangdepot.com if this is an area of concern for you.