Thread: mikestangs86stang

The shocks all the way around on the car are KYB AGX Series, the front are 4 way adjustables and the rear I think are 6 way. I have used this spring and shock set up on customer cars, only complaint was on a long track event on a bumpy track the shock performance became affected. Moving the front conrol arms foward helps with more caster, on turns it helps with a flater foot print on tire. Only draw back is the jacking affect it creats, and it is very hard on p/s pumps, I will have to up grade the pump. The front k-member increased track with about 1 inch on each side, but then became less with the use of the 94 spindle. I could have used the longer LCA but I was already tight on body clearence in the front. Also the bushing in the rear of longer LCA's (like 04 cobra ones) was a tight fit with the k-member. It has been a battle keeping the car looking good and streetable, while trying to obtain the best track performance. If I did not care about the body lines I would have done it that way and just cut the body to get the best set up to fit.

Yes the drive shaft will have to be shortened to work with the engine being moved back, that is not a big deal. What is, is the firewall clearence with heater hoses and even the exhaust fitting. I plan to degisn my own headders, ill fight that battle when i get there.

All of the brakes are off a 94 cobra also, same as the spindle. Also the whole rear diff came out of the same car. So the rear are disk also. I think I already explaned the difference in offset eariler, with the k-member pushing it out and the 94 spindle bringing in back in some the total increase in track width was around 1/2 inch added to each side.

I'm really enjoying following your progress. Keep up the great work. It is looking awesome!

Makes sense Mike. Thanks for the info. I'll be changing up some stuff on my 89 and may PM you with some Qs. What track(s) have you run at here localy? What lap times are you posting?

crazy, looking forward to the rear suspension write up!


do you have better picture's of the Maximum Motorsport subframe's?

Im about to install some, and it would be great to see yours already on the car!

I havent raced my car since the days of Second Creek. Ill have to look to see if I have the lap times written down somewhere...hummm. My basement is a mess but there are down there somewhere. Any way, I also Auto X like mad, I miss it. I havent driven my car for a while, when I started the tear down there was over 200k on the chassis, at my last RMMR auto x both upper rear control arm bushing came loose in the diff and the tire started to rub on the quarter panel. Basically the chassis was very worn.

I will try to find some better pics of the Maximum full lenght sub frame connectors to post, if I do not have any, I will take some more. Feel free to PM me any time, I have done a ton of research to figure out the problmes I encountered. Hope fully my knowlodge will help someone.

Rear suspension next!

Here are some more pics of the subframe connectors, dont be lookin at the rear susp. Ill get that write up in some time this week, (I have a busy week)

cool, dident reolize they hung that far off the body in someplace's in the middle.

but they look alot better then most i see.


thank's!!

Man, I am super busy at work, I am hoping to update some time this week. Rear suspension details are next. I hope to be up to date soon on where I am actually at on the car now!

Well, my wife is watching "Bride Wars"...so I am going to update....

Rear suspension, this was a huge debate for me. As I am sure all know most of the problmes with the Mustang handleing is from very poor rear suspension. Now how to fix it... well torque arm for sure, but do I go with a panhard rod or a watts link. Both are very good upgrades, I have driven stangs with both set-ups. I chose the simple route with the panhard rod. I really could not tell a difference between the two set-ups when driving them, now I am not a "pro" driver by any means, but I have a very good feel for a fox body stang, and I know my limits, so the decision was made! Some time in the future, after I have develope more driving skill, I plan to fab up a mumford link for the rear, but that will be a long way out. All the parts in the rear came form Maximum Motor Sports, not a sales pitch, but I think they make some VERY good quality parts.

Obviously this started with there full length sub connectors as a good foundation, all of the componets are welded in. Even the panhard rod, which at the time that I bought it only came as a bolt in unit. (yeh I had been stock piling parts for many years!) I got the adjustable rear sway bar, and I bought a few different sizes of rods to help tune the suspension. I also got the rear LCA's that are adjustable. All of this suspension is mated to a rear end out of a 94 Cobra, so I have the rear disk brakes also. I had planed all of this way before I started so I even remembered to cut an e-brake cable braket off a simlar car so the newer style e-brake cables could work.

I may reply a few more times to get more pictures to show, I think I can only post 5 at a time.

Man thats clean. Very nice job.

Awesome build up. I built my car for open track over the course of 10 years. Of course now that it's built up, I never have time to go to the track anymore...

The modifications to the front end and moving the engine back are awesome. I looked into moving my engine back but had so many upgraded parts already it was cost prohibitive.

Where do you live in Firestone? My G/F lives there and I'm there several times a week. I would like to come checkout your ride sometime.

Ed