Frustrated Canuck in need of suspension help!!

[C5GTO]

On my CR, I used Carrera coil-over shocks and a spring that fits the coil-over on the bottom but widens out to fit the normal MII upper spring perch. I think they call these helical wound springs. You get most of the benefits of coil-overs, like adjustable ride height, but don't need to alter the CR frame/chassis. The lower control arm needs to accept a coil-over versus the regular spring and shock. I used tubular control arms on my car.

I don't know if these units are still available as I bought them 20 years ago. What I can say is that 20 years and 36K miles later I'm still very happy with the setup. I think the spring rate is 500lbs. which works great with the iron block/aluminum head 5.0L motor in the car. Great handling but still a good ride.

I can take a picture and post if you're interested.

Just looked on Speedway, they still sell them: QA1 version, http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mustan...cks,35903.html Carrera version is $100 less.

[RonKahn]

Originally Posted by C5GTO

On my CR, I used Carrera coil-over shocks and a spring that fits the coil-over on the bottom but widens out to fit the normal MII upper spring perch. I think they call these helical wound springs. You get most of the benefits of coil-overs, like adjustable ride height, but don't need to alter the CR frame/chassis. The lower control arm needs to accept a coil-over versus the regular spring and shock. I used tubular control arms on my car.

I don't know if these units are still available as I bought them 20 years ago. What I can say is that 20 years and 36K miles later I'm still very happy with the setup. I think the spring rate is 500lbs. which works great with the iron block/aluminum head 5.0L motor in the car. Great handling but still a good ride.

I can take a picture and post if you're interested.

Just looked on Speedway, they still sell them: QA1 version, http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Mustan...cks,35903.html Carrera version is $100 less.

I have those QA1's saved in my favorites. I believe they come with the 500lb springs. I will be having a Iron block, aluminum head and intake 347, so the weight wont be too heavy. Will the 500lb be too strong? I will be using a lightweight sway bar from Helix to match their a-arm setup, so it will handle pretty well. I want to order the front shocks and springs for the CRII front, but want to make sure I get what someone has already bought and used on their CRII. Any suggestions? I will be creating a new post on the site as well just to get everyone that may have experience to answer. Thanks for the help.