SupraGlue Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 I was doing a little reading on the net, and I came across some sites selling kits to convert the Mustang rear suspension from upper control arms to a torque arm setup. All of the standard benefits were claimed -- better launches, better handling, etc. What I am curious about is the durability of this conversion. Is anyone familiar with this? The mounting of it to the rear axle housing was interesting, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 I have not seen this before. IMO I personally think the stock design is great. With some aftermarket adjustable control arms you can have your stang running 1.6 short times or preloaded for all sorts of setups. What are you looking to do with the Stang? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraGlue Posted July 10, 2002 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 I don't have a Mustang, but I *do* have a third gen Camaro -- which uses a factory torque arm setup. My curiousity about the Mustang torque arm conversion durability has to do with the fact that on our cars, it's generally regarded as a bad idea to try to fit our torque arm on to a non-torque arm rear axle. Typical axle replacements (such as Moser, Strange and KTRE) have a custom designed and cast "coconut" that incorporates the mounting bracket. From what I could tell, the Griggs setup for the Mustang was just using the cover bolts as a mounting point. Like I said, very interesting. smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 Originally posted by Stolen UFO: From what I could tell, the Griggs setup for the Mustang was just using the cover bolts as a mounting point smile.gif oh damn, sounds real beefy graemlins/fruit.gif I too would have serious doubts about durability with that....but it's prolly still stronger then my IRS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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