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Mustang & Fords Magazine Install Article
Installing A 4-Link Suspension On A Classic Mustang (Missing Link)
Ditch Those Leaf Springs For The Precision Of A 4-Link Rear Suspension
Writer: Jim Smart
Photography: Jim Smart
Text & Photos By Mustang & Fords Magazine:
Nestled deep in California's Central Valley is a quiet yet busy shop known as Stang-Aholics. The Stang-Aholics staff possess a wealth of talent and a passion for classic Mustangs. These gentlemen build exciting restomods ready for the 21st century. When we visited, they were about to install a Heidt's four-link suspension system on a '68 Mustang hardtop, so we stuck around to see how it's done.
Why install a Heidt's four-link on a 40-year-old Ford? Because it works. A four-link suspension allows you to tune your Ford's rearend for improved handling, stability, and pinpoint alignment. Once tuned, it remains in proper adjustment.
Due to its reputation, Stang-Aholics chose to team up with Heidt's Hot Rod Shop in Chicago for this four-link rear suspension for classic Mustangs. This is a fully adjustable rear-suspension system that will change the way you think about classic Mustangs, Falcons, Comets, and Fairlanes. You can tune pinion angle; adjust axle position; tweak the coilover shocks for a smooth ride, awesome handling, or a combination of both; and of course, adjust ride height. What's more, you don't have to cut anything. The Heidt's four-link bolts to existing chassis attachment points.
The Missing Link for Classic Fords
Check out this fully adjustable four-link suspension system from Heidt's Hot Rod Shop. It's a bolt-on class act that takes Mustang handling and performance to the next level. Adjustable coilover shocks make it easy to tune ride and handling. Fully articulating links allow you to tune pinion angle and alignment. A Panhard bar keeps the axle centered under the toughest driving conditions.
Installation can be accomplished in a weekend if you have a rear axlehousing that's already prepared. Brackets must be welded to the axlehousing. This is best performed by a professional versed in fabrication, who will find the dimensions provided in the kit instructions.
Subframe Connectors For Strength
Classic Mustangs suffer from inadequate structural support; they twist and flex under harsh driving
conditions. When chosen and installed properly, subframe connectors stiffen the underbody and provide exceptional support. Not all subframe connectors are created equal. Heidt's has designed one that follows the floorpan and doesn't require welding. It's a removable, bolt-on design, however, we suggest welding it for optimum strength.
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1965 - 70 Mustang Coil-Over Rear Torque Arm Suspension
Introducing The NEW Total Cost Involved Engineering '641/2-'70 Ford Mustang Convertible Rear Torque Arm Suspension. This suspension package is designed to lower the stance, dramatically improve handling and braking, built to control your torque and get the horse power to the ground. This suspension is a bolt in product that comes with sub frame connectors, frame stiffener, torque arm bar, rear panhard bar, frame brackets, All American coil-over shocks, shock cross member, rigid 3 link and reinforcement plates. Turn your classic car into a corner-hugging, stop-on-a-dime mustang muscle car.
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Installing Aftermarket Sway Bars on a 2008 Mustang
Installing performance front and rear sway bars can greatly improve the cornering and traction capabilities of your Mustang. Click on the video below to view an install from David Wheeler of Hellwig and Chris Duke of Motorz TV. Stang-Aholics.com is an authorized dealer for the full line of Hellwig handling products.