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dhouse

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i currently have brand new front suspension but i want to do an upgrade without buying a heidts weld in setup... what are my options??? dont murder me, but is it possible to get an adjustable coil-over shock that mounts like the stock shock and coil???
 
ron morris sells just the coil over and varishock does the same.... are these the only options for this conversion????
 
after researching for the last five hours i think im going to just replace the shock and spring with a coil over shock.... i like the looks of the varishock aka tcp but ive found that qa1 and afco have shocks that will work with the original shock tower mounts for half as much... plaus i can get get matching rear shocks and get rid of my kyb gas adjust
 
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COIL OVER CONVERSION SINGLE ADJUSTBLE 67/73 (TCP)
TCP Front Coil Over Conversion, Single Adjustable Shocks for 1967-1973 Mustang

Add coil-overs & high quality single adjustable shocks while retaining stock lower control arms! Bolts in place of stock spring perch. Provides ride height adjustability, maintaining up to 7-1/2" suspension travel. Includes two 16-position, single adjustable lightweight billet aluminum Varishocks, adjustment collars, springs (spec'd on customer info), black powdercoated shock tower adapters w/ reinforcement plates & mounting hardware.

*YOU MUST PROVIDE Model Year, Engine Size & Ride Height (stock to 1" lower).
 
"dhouse" said:
the one on the left is a regular shock??? i thought the threads meant it was coil over...
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You are correct, the left one does appear to be a coil over, but the one on the right isn't. For that price, I'm pretty sure you are just getting a shock. Look at some of the other coil overs on that site, and they are $399. Unfortunately the website isn't very clear. You might need to call. If you find out any more info, please let us know. Thanks.
 
[member]If you guys want to trick out that set up, move the lower mounting point farther out on the upper arm. That will give you a better motion ratio. A better motion ratio will make the car drive and ride better because of the change in wheel rate. The farther out on the arm, the less spring you will need. Less spring = better control.

The two things you get with the aftermarket coil overs is a lack of bind and a better motion ratio. The better motion ratio comes from mounting the spring closer to the ball joint on the lower arm. It doesn't matter what ball joint you mount it closer too, it works the same way.

I have a 1" perch move that works with a regular or double roller perch and a 2" perch move that works with a special double roller. Here is a photo of the 1" perch move with the double roller mounted on one of our roller UCA's.

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This photo shows the different mounting points I've been working with.

2" perch move - road racing

1" perch move - street performance

Stock holes

1" back - drag racing

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John,

Car porn should be posted in the P-W protected areas :wor :wor


J/K
 
[member]John, i never heard about the one inch out move of the perch. Im considering doing the 1" drop of UCA, should i move the perch out at the same time? Anything else i should consider? TIA[/member]
 
"lethal289" said:
[member]John, i never heard about the one inch out move of the perch. I'm considering doing the 1" drop of UCA, should i move the perch out at the same time? Anything else i should consider? TIA[/member]
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I have templates for it if you want one.


This is something I came up with along with my work with the double rollers. With the shock and spring in separate pivots, you can put the perch anywhere you want. The 1" move works fine with the regular rollers though. We have done it to several cars and it works great.

It will stiffen up the spring rate about +/- 125lbs and raise the car about 1/2" . Here is a thread about one car we did it too.

http://www.stangfix.com/testforum/index.php/topic,1722.0.html


My thought on it was to be able to run a lesser spring on the track cars. With this mod you could run a 560 spring instead of a 750 on the track.
 
"lethal289" said:
Chit, it raises the car back up in the front... :roulette Im goinna have to think about this one. :po :lol
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The ride height increase is a byproduct of this mod. The main reason to do it is to change the motion ratio to a more favorable one.
 
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