TCI vs Rod and Custom

[KTJMcG]

I guess I have too much time on my hands, but am giving serious thought to a MII style suspension. I was never impressed with the bolt in style. I've been reading up on them and these 2 have come to the top. I see on the other board that people have been having issues with either a FE or Mod conversion(Which I'm doing neither,Sticking with the small block) with the TCI conversion. My big thing is, I don't want to purchase either kit only to have customer service bail. I had heard good things about R & C and customer support and not really great things posted on the other board about TCI and motor mounts and such. Has anybody here done the TCI and Rod and Custom? They both kinda look the same outside of the upper mount. Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Horseplay]

Never heard anything bad about the Rod and Custom piece. Everything good about the ownership and CS. I even remember Sanborn liking them and their stuff!

 

[tarafied1]

my buddy's 65 that we are rebuilding has a R&C. Nice quality and he had good support when buying it.

 

[kb3]

I cannot speak to the R & C but we did install a full TCI front and rear suspension on our 65 fastback. I was leaning towards the R&C based on comments that I read on the internet. I then located a shop in Washington that has installed both companies' products and he convinced me that the TCI was a better design and system. We installed it with little to no issues, in fact the installation manual is available free on their website if you want to look it over before hand. We bought the complete systems with front and rear disc brakes, coil over suspension and a Currie 9" third member with axles. It all went together very nicely. I am sold on their build quality.

That being said, I am somewhat leaning to the Heidts setup for my 67 convertible....only because I want to go with IRS for no other reason that being different. If I decide against the IRS, then I will be going back to TCI.

 

[Anonymous]

I may open a can of worms but if you don't need the space or another "have to" issue that requires the use of a M2, then I'd rather work with the stock Mustang suspension. With only a few mods you can make it drive and handle great. I can say that R&C has great CS and doubt that you will even need them. They know their stuff and will steer you to what you need the first time.

 

[KTJMcG]

I may open a can of worms but if you don't need the space or another "have to" issue that requires the use of a M2, then I'd rather work with the stock Mustang suspension. With only a few mods you can make it drive and handle great. I can say that R&C has great CS and doubt that you will even need them. They know their stuff and will steer you to what you need the first time.

I'm probably going to go with the Rod and Custom set-up,More than Likely the adjustable ride height version. What spurned this is I was out in the garage last week checking some things out and noticed the driverside shocked tower was cracked at one of the bolt holes and it was drilled out by the po to get grease into the upper control arms. I figure seeing as how I'm going to have to replace the tower anyway,I'll just use the MII kit and do away with them altogether. Funny part was, 30 years ago when I brought the car,Most of the Mustangs and Fairlanes I looked at had the holes drilled in them to grease them. It just seemed a normal fix. The one Fairlane I looked at was a 1 owner car and the guy said the mod was done at the deal when he complained about the sweaks coming from the front end. Thanks for the input.

 

[kb3]

I may open a can of worms but if you don't need the space or another "have to" issue that requires the use of a M2, then I'd rather work with the stock Mustang suspension. With only a few mods you can make it drive and handle great. I can say that R&C has great CS and doubt that you will even need them. They know their stuff and will steer you to what you need the first time.

can of worms open....LOL

While I agree a lot can be done to the stock suspension to make it handle well, it will never handle as good as a new system or have the built in adjustability. I will agree however, that most will never push a Mustang to the limits of its stock suspension, much less a street/track setup. I would say there are a few cars on this site that are used on the track that might really see a difference. I know..I know... this is up for argument and there is no clear winner.

now for the vain part....a Mustang engine compartment without the shock towers and braces is a work of art....and the multilink rear with the coilovers is a sight to see!