Mustang Suspension Rehab part 1 - EZ Torque Box Upgrade

Part one of the NstyGT suspension upgrade series. We use the doubler kit from Racecraft and a little time to beef up Stacey's upper torque boxes in his Fox Mustang and add adjustability. This is the cheep alternative to aftermarket drag race replacement torque boxes.
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[@robturner7853]

Adding those lock nuts is actually a really good idea!! Most people like you said lol......never put thought into the "what if" factor . Starting a new build myself

[@rpmchuck-nitrouschronicles]

Always got to make things easier for your future self or the next guy that has to work on it!

[@jimcorman5842]

Thanks for sharing. Just found your channel & subscribed. Have you finished car ? Would like to see more,thanks. Jim Ohio

[@rpmchuck-nitrouschronicles]

Not yet Jim. Got sidetracked taking on a job managing a dragstrip and waiting on parts. More is coming soon. Will probably do the lower boxes next and brace up the housing.

[@B88C123]

I currently have team z relocated upper control arm kit with standard location lower control arms. Also, have team z drag spring which makes it sit slightly lower than factory. Do you recommend keeping that upper kit or going with standard style upper control arms? Its a stick shift drag fox body.

[@rpmchuck-nitrouschronicles]

Relocating the uppers higher on the housing accomplishes basicly the same thing if you keep stock ride height. If you lower the car much, the upper bar angle will be pretty steep, and the instant center will be real short. Stick shift cars are pretty violent, so I'd have as many adjustment points as possible. Those springs work pretty good and don't lower it much. I had some back when they first came out years ago. There are plenty of fast street cars with that Team Z set up. If you really start getting serious, I'd do the upper and lower boxes and go to a coilover with the longest travel shocks you can fit. Then you have the luxury of trying different rate springs. I like using the lightest and longest spring that will hold the car up and go low enough to get the ride height I want with the shock compressed almost all the way with only about an inch left at ride height. That way, you have maximum extension. Then have a good double adjustable shock to control how fast it extends. You want maximum separation over the longest time. If you want to see how a stick car should work, go look up Jonathan Atkins Grubworm Camaro.