Not really any worse then a MII kit the R&C RC-106 kit for or cars come out to $2395 and there is allot more welding required for a MII setup
I do like the strut setup for a few reasons: It eliminates quite a few parts, allows substantial weight savings, provides huge gains in engine compartment space, the handling and suspension angles should be vastly improved over what we have now, the weight is still carried into the firewall seam as Ford had intended so the unibody structure is intact and fully triangulated. Fatman Fab had something similar but his kit is no longer listed on his website and you had to replace the steering column. His also was rear steer so you had to modify the Mustang spindles with a bolt on steering arm and you retained the Maverick strut rods. I don't know if he still makes it. A few yrs ago I met him at a F100 show in Knoxville and he said that it was still in the design phase. It was on his website about a year and a half ago, but now it's gone. It was around $2150, came with a column, brackets, adapters, coil over kits, etc and you had to source the Mustang spindles, struts, brakes, lines and steering rack from an early Escort. I wonder if anyone has used this one?? Be nice to have some feedback.
There is alot to be considered here. I have messed with these stangs enough i will tell you straight up the bigest problem. I assume you want use the entire crossemember out of the stang. If so it will make your front suspension almost twice as heavy as it is now plus you will have noaccess to the bottom of the motor. Try doing headers on a 4.6 stang its a blast. Now you can get all the suspension parts of the salvage car and use a tublar k member from aftermaket. A stock non lowere tublar K member can be had for less than 200 bucks but it also alot wider not the suspension but the k member so that will have to shortened. NNot a big deal on the tublar one but the strock stamped steel would suck, then after you do that the rack and pinion wont fit so you will have to source a diffrent one from somthing else. On top of all of that you would have to keep your strut towers.This is also going to cause hell with your caster and camber angles. I think you might have to modify caster camber plates from a stang to just get in the ball park. Now the only reason anyone ever switched to the mustang II set up is for clearnce which it works well for that but these mavericks actauly have a pretty good suspension in them with a little modification it can be great. All these cars really need IMO is a rack and pinion set up. Im working on a how to for that one.
Yea, I wouldn't use the stock Mustang K-member under any circumstances. That thing weighs as much as an additional engine!
Im not saying it cant be done im just not sure it would gain any real advantages over stock. However it might alow the engine to be mounted lower in the car which would help in handling. If you do it please post pics and results i would love to know. Im setting my more door up to be track day car so to speak. For road racing, My set up as planned so far is to modifiy the stock suspension and add a rack and pinion. Im reducing the weight in the front by using a 2.3 liter 4cyl fully mini stocked. Also installing frame conectors. The biggest problem with my car (im not sure if anyone else has noticed this) is that the front end doesnt see to be doing what the back end is doing. i think the frame conectors and a 4 link should fix most of my mavericks handling flaws.
I would buy a Rod and custom kit...It could not be easier to install. NO guess work Fits like a glove Completly eliminates shock towers. Maverick/Comet specific kit Great customer service / support (usually never needed) COMPLETE kits less than $2500.00 Many upgrade options including adjustable coil overs and SSB brakes. Keeps the "rack and pinion front end" subject from continuing to be beat to death on this site. :deadhorse I have seen the kit installed on Frank`s (71gold) car...and driven the car so I can recommend this from actual experience.
that's the reason i got the...R&C RC-107 kit . the only welding was the crossmember to frame, it had the correct motor mount stands already on it. ......
nice to know.. and i am still trying to figure if I want to get one of the R&C kits... but more importantly trying to find the money
