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1sicklx
03-21-2005, 10:42 AM
I was wondering what company's have addressed the bolt change for 99-up and of those who makes the good stuff.

Its a smaller pond to fish from since many company's haven't bothered with the necessary adjustments.

My car will be a street/strip car.

Sendero
03-21-2005, 10:51 AM
I personally recommend either:

Maximum Motorsports (http://www.maximummotorsports.com/drrlca.asp)

-or-

Pro3i Street Arms (http://www.partshopper.com/fordmustang/itemdesc.asp?CartId={F9155B34-A0AB-40F8-8654-D05CEVEREST41ED00B4}&ic=PRO3%2D23859&eq=&Tp=)

Both have made the adjustments. The Pro3i units are a knockoff of the MM arms made by the former supplier of MM. I have a set of "race" arms from Pro3i and they look exactly identical to a set of MM's. The only problems I had with mine where noise (spherical bushing on the body side) and I tore the swaybar mounting ear off of the passenger side (probably due to my driving). Pro3i replaced my set of LCA's with a brand new pair that has an updated mounting ear for the swaybar. To bad I don't run a rear swaybar now. :(

Brian and Lee really like the Factory Five Racing (http://parts.factoryfive.com/mustangparts/pnomustang.html) LCA's which would be my second choice.

:chug:

1sicklx
03-21-2005, 11:03 AM
I personally recommend either:

Maximum Motorsports (http://www.maximummotorsports.com/drrlca.asp)

-or-

Pro3i Street Arms (http://www.partshopper.com/fordmustang/itemdesc.asp?CartId={F9155B34-A0AB-40F8-8654-D05CEVEREST41ED00B4}&ic=PRO3%2D23859&eq=&Tp=)

Both have made the adjustments. The Pro3i units are a knockoff of the MM arms made by the former supplier of MM. I have a set of "race" arms from Pro3i and they look exactly identical to a set of MM's. The only problems I had with mine where noise (spherical bushing on the body side) and I tore the swaybar mounting ear off of the passenger side (probably due to my driving). Pro3i replaced my set of LCA's with a brand new pair that has an updated mounting ear for the swaybar. To bad I don't run a rear swaybar now. :(

Brian and Lee really like the Factory Five Racing (http://parts.factoryfive.com/mustangparts/pnomustang.html) LCA's which would be my second choice.

:chug::chug: thanks for the info. I wasn't aware that FFR LCA's had been adjusted for 99-up since almost everything they offer is geared towards 5.0 donor cars.

What about uppers? :shrug: Do you have the Pro3i as well?

Sendero
03-21-2005, 11:56 AM
:chug: thanks for the info. I wasn't aware that FFR LCA's had been adjusted for 99-up since almost everything they offer is geared towards 5.0 donor cars.

What about uppers? :shrug: Do you have the Pro3i as well?

No, I have the Evolution Motorsports Tri-Link (http://www.evolutionmsport.com/evmCart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=2&zenid=733c01011e9b1e3f0b401e21100e968b) which replaces the UCA's altogether. I do have the Pro3i Race lowers. FFR now has kits geared for 4.6 donor cars. I like the look of a modular engine in the FFR kit.

On the uppers, some of the other drag racers can chime in with their recommendation on a set of UCA's. I do know that you'll want a solid bushing design and stay away from polyurethane bushings in the upper control arms. The poly can cause a snap oversteer in cornering situations.

slvrbullit
03-30-2005, 09:08 PM
I think UPR has made the adjustment as well not 100% sure tho, I have there upper and lower control arms and am very pleased with them.

94five0
04-04-2005, 10:15 PM
Kenny brown.. was one of the first ones to notice/utilize this change. i beleive most units you buy now have the change, redesign tho..