Project 1989 Mustang GT Convertible

[CrackerTeg]

^This. OP, do it right or get the hell off the road. Simple as that.

[semaj4712]

I may be ignorant, but my car's safety is perfectly sound.

The engineers did a shitty job on the suspension design anyway, using 1960's geometry. The structural integrity designed into the arms was unnecessary overkill the minute my coilovers went on.

And what makes you so smart that that your hack job is better than 60s technology, honestly until you start working on your car with a little bit less ignorance people on here are just going to keep shitting on your parade...and for good reason, you my friend sound like a complete fucking idiot

[low89fox]

Here's some more pics:

The day I did my 5 lug/disk brake swap, got some takeoff tires mounted on junkyard Motegi rims in the back seat


Tonight I took some pics with the rims on and lowered the front an inch.





Hellaflush




My friend/roomate trying to be funny in the passenger seat lol


PS sorry for the shitty pics, my phone sucks in the dark.
And why no hood? Because racecar. lol

[low89fox]

That's just ignorant. You're driving around in a car that's either going to get you or someone else hurt.

Anyways, what's the offset and tire size on those 9.5s?

I may be ignorant, but my car's safety is perfectly sound.

Offset is 35 with a 5/16" spacer now. Tire is 225/40/18 Kumho Ecsta

Yea I'm just waiting for the control arm to brake while you drift through a school zone like a dumbass and then hit a bunch of kids and when they go to investigate they find cut control arms...yup, the excuse, "i liked them and the cut didn't affect its strength", should hold up in court

I'm not an asshole while I'm driving, I do not drive aggressively around other people on the street, especially in school zones. It was 2am when I was in the middle of the desert on an empty road when I hit that curb.

Maybe you shouldn't be so ignorant and question yourself WHY everyone yells about your control arms.
If you don't have a clue what the dangers are, then stop modding your car. You can go YOLO with your own life, but then don't cause any danger for those around you.

I know the dangers of everything done to my car, and there's no way that my control arms would bend even if I somehow gripped a turn at 80mph and caught 2Gs of force. It's 3/16 inch stamped steel that's holding 700in/lbs less force than it's designed to hold, give me a break....

I'm sorry but I've read through the tread and I'd have to agree, it's seems your moving backwards in many aspects. A multi billion dollar corporation paid dozens of highly educated engineers to design the arm as is for the purpose it performs. Cutting it and not replacing the structural integrity seems like asking for trouble. Hopefully nothing happens. As for your most recent "stance pics" I'd really suggest either a better camera or different settings. Also why are still only running flush in the front? It just looks funny/sounds odd to brag about stance and have 20+ year old OEM wheels on.

The engineers did a shitty job on the suspension design anyway, using 1960's geometry. The structural integrity designed into the arms was unnecessary overkill the minute my coilovers went on.

Sorry for the shitty pics, it was dark and I'm using a 5 year old camera phone.

I had the shitty stock wheels on because I had yet to convert to 5 lug in the rear. I just did yesterday and now I have some shitty 18" Motegi's. I'm waiting for some CCW knock-offs to come in the mail. BTW, nothing on my thread is about bragging, it's to keep a journal of progress on my car.

[ItsaCorolla]

I'm sorry but I've read through the tread and I'd have to agree, it's seems your moving backwards in many aspects. A multi billion dollar corporation paid dozens of highly educated engineers to design the arm as is for the purpose it performs. Cutting it and not replacing the structural integrity seems like asking for trouble. Hopefully nothing happens. As for your most recent "stance pics" I'd really suggest either a better camera or different settings. Also why are still only running flush in the front? It just looks funny/sounds odd to brag about stance and have 20+ year old OEM wheels on.

[loekaaz]

Everyone get over my cut control arms, lol... I like them being cut. If I ever have any problems with them, I will admit that I'm wrong and get custom tubular ones. But until then, I'm not changing it.

Maybe you shouldn't be so ignorant and question yourself WHY everyone yells about your control arms.
If you don't have a clue what the dangers are, then stop modding your car. You can go YOLO with your own life, but then don't cause any danger for those around you.

now go get some stock and uncut control arms (or the tubular ones), post them on here, WITH a current newspaper, and only then we're good.

and then this:

I'm actually glad I bent my control arm instead of my frame.... I'm going to keep cutting my control arms to keep a cheap weak point in my front suspension. If I hadn't cut them, my frame may have gotten bent.

Why don't you start NOT hitting a curb? Problem solved.

no ****. Just worried

[semaj4712]

Yea I'm just waiting for the control arm to brake while you drift through a school zone like a dumbass and then hit a bunch of kids and when they go to investigate they find cut control arms...yup, the excuse, "i liked them and the cut didn't affect its strength", should hold up in court

[keeton]

Everyone get over my cut control arms, lol... I like them being cut. If I ever have any problems with them, I will admit that I'm wrong and get custom tubular ones. But until then, I'm not changing it.

That's just ignorant. You're driving around in a car that's either going to get you or someone else hurt.

Anyways, what's the offset and tire size on those 9.5s?

[low89fox]

By the way, here's some stance pics.

I'm finally flush, now that I have 9.5's!!! (sorry about the 4x4 ride height, lol. I need wheel spacers and shorter springs.)

[low89fox]

This is starting to turn from promising to cringe-worthy.

Aside from hitting a curb at 40, running cut control arms is just a big no-no. If you boxed it in, it may not be so bad. I strongly suggest going to a tubular front end, or at the very least A arms.

You can also look into the 03/04 Cobra A-arms. I had heard that they were slightly different in geometry than the standard ones to accommodate the wider tires up front, and the new edge suspension is almost identical to the fox. Might be worth a look.

I have new edge control arms...... The fox suspension went bye-bye the day the 18" rims went on. They are different in geometry from fox-length, they're like 3/4" wider per side. Cobra arms are the same.

Everyone get over my cut control arms, lol... I like them being cut. If I ever have any problems with them, I will admit that I'm wrong and get custom tubular ones. But until then, I'm not changing it.

I am having a lot of progress with my car, I'm just getting lazy with the thread, lol. The curb was just a minor set-back, since I found out I didn't bend my frame.

By the way, I'm going drifting on the 27th on a road course, so get ready for some pics and vids.

[wickedsnake00]

This is starting to turn from promising to cringe-worthy.

Aside from hitting a curb at 40, running cut control arms is just a big no-no. If you boxed it in, it may not be so bad. I strongly suggest going to a tubular front end, or at the very least A arms.

You can also look into the 03/04 Cobra A-arms. I had heard that they were slightly different in geometry than the standard ones to accommodate the wider tires up front, and the new edge suspension is almost identical to the fox. Might be worth a look.

[low89fox]

And every time you hit a sweet ass pothole instead of transferring all that force up through your spring and shock, it'll bend your 20$ control arm. Good plan!

I can't hit potholes anyway..... I'd rip off my bumper and bend my radiator support lmao. Even speed bumps are a struggle. There are some that I get stuck on, and then I have to rock the car and push it, lol.

But seriously, the cut that I put in my control arm doesn't weaken it THAT much, to the point that it just bends like that.... Remember, I was going 40 when this curb jumped out at me......

I hit a curb with my fox once and all it did was completely destroy my rims. Im not really sure what to say about the control arm mod because I'm not a suspension expert. It just depends on if that cut control arm is flexing and harming the handling characteristics of the car I guess...

I def want to see this car on some wide wheels though. I think a 10.5 in the rear would be wide enough. Watch out with the front though because a lot of mustang guys have trouble fitting even a 9in rim in the front with coils. You might be able to pull off a 9.5 if you did some mild fender work and a stretched tire.

There is no noticeable flexing... It still handles extremely well. It did not harm the handling characteristics at all.

And I'm already on a 9.5 with a horrendous 35mm offset up front, lol. I need to get spacers because the coil adjuster would hit the rim if I went lower (which I want to). Any wheel can fit with the right offset. I could fit a 10.5 with a 20mm offset if I wanted... (I do want to, but I'd have to pull my fenders a little, and I don't have the money for a whole set of rims)

I may just get shorter springs to put on my coilovers so there isn't an issue with wheel fitment. I might get a 7" spring instead of my 9"

[TurboFox]

I hit a curb with my fox once and all it did was completely destroy my rims. Im not really sure what to say about the control arm mod because I'm not a suspension expert. It just depends on if that cut control arm is flexing and harming the handling characteristics of the car I guess...

I def want to see this car on some wide wheels though. I think a 10.5 in the rear would be wide enough. Watch out with the front though because a lot of mustang guys have trouble fitting even a 9in rim in the front with coils. You might be able to pull off a 9.5 if you did some mild fender work and a stretched tire.

[loekaaz]

Hooning; you're doing it wrong....

[Trif0rce]

And every time you hit a sweet ass pothole instead of transferring all that force up through your spring and shock, it'll bend your 20$ control arm. Good plan!