- Sep 2, 2013
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Hello, I welcome all suggestions and opinions as well as any and all reasonings before i make my purchase.Let me just start by saying this project is a 1992 mustang gt. Eventually, this will have horsepower around 400 horse will be my goal, currently the mildly modded original 302 ho is at 117k and still doing fine, so for the next couple years "until i graduate from auto tech college with my associates" this engine will be fine.I've decided to start with suspension.
With that said, I plan on installing the following with my budget at $2,000. I'm starting from scratch using grant/loan money to build this jewel over the next 2 years. This way i got something to show besides my education, I can use this to practice and perfect my skills through college before I start working at a dealership in a couple years, and plan on owning my own garage.
After countless forum posts and studying these I have come up with the following procedure to improve the all original suspension. I will be doing more work to it later but remember this is how I plan on spending the initial $2,000. I won't make it to the coilover, Kmember, or panhard bar but this is a starter only.
Next semester I will get into that, but for the time being the plan is as follows:
Lincoln mig welder=$348
Max motorsports full sub-frame connector=$152
Wild ride torque box kit=$90
Max motorsports non-adjust lower control arms=$250
Bilstein B-12 kit with 2x HD shocks+2x HD struts with matching lowering springs=$744
(in my opinion, hell of a deal on these) considering most want over $1,000 which is rediculous.
Finally, Bilstein quads=$171/pair
Grand Total=$1755
This will leave me with a couple hundred bucks to buy the necessary hand tools to complete this job.
Bringing me to $2,000. Now, later on i will get into installing a k-member, and front tubular control arms and possibly get into the panhard bar etc on the rear end, and coil-overs, those options for me at this point however seem to be out of reach for the money.
My concern is with that said is this going to get me headed in the correct step by step, giving me the most handling and ride until I can afford those other upgrades?
Also, I will probably gather up bushings for all the existing stock components that i see where bushings are blown out, I am sure there are some. Considering the suspension is 21 years old and looks to be OE..lol
Please post me some more ideas guys and thanks in advance......
With that said, I plan on installing the following with my budget at $2,000. I'm starting from scratch using grant/loan money to build this jewel over the next 2 years. This way i got something to show besides my education, I can use this to practice and perfect my skills through college before I start working at a dealership in a couple years, and plan on owning my own garage.
After countless forum posts and studying these I have come up with the following procedure to improve the all original suspension. I will be doing more work to it later but remember this is how I plan on spending the initial $2,000. I won't make it to the coilover, Kmember, or panhard bar but this is a starter only.
Next semester I will get into that, but for the time being the plan is as follows:
Lincoln mig welder=$348
Max motorsports full sub-frame connector=$152
Wild ride torque box kit=$90
Max motorsports non-adjust lower control arms=$250
Bilstein B-12 kit with 2x HD shocks+2x HD struts with matching lowering springs=$744
(in my opinion, hell of a deal on these) considering most want over $1,000 which is rediculous.
Finally, Bilstein quads=$171/pair
Grand Total=$1755
This will leave me with a couple hundred bucks to buy the necessary hand tools to complete this job.
Bringing me to $2,000. Now, later on i will get into installing a k-member, and front tubular control arms and possibly get into the panhard bar etc on the rear end, and coil-overs, those options for me at this point however seem to be out of reach for the money.
My concern is with that said is this going to get me headed in the correct step by step, giving me the most handling and ride until I can afford those other upgrades?
Also, I will probably gather up bushings for all the existing stock components that i see where bushings are blown out, I am sure there are some. Considering the suspension is 21 years old and looks to be OE..lol
Please post me some more ideas guys and thanks in advance......