Best at what?

You need to provide quite a bit more information if you want useful answers. What car is it going on? Is the car stock? Modified? If so how? What is the intended use of the car? Street? Track? and so on. Be honest with yourself on this. If you are not going to race on a track you don't need the same level of suspension...you'll never use it on the street.

All of this figures into "what's the best suspension". What is best for one application could be the worst choice for another.

You can spend three times the money and never begin to use the capabilities of the parts. Give us some more to go on and then listen to those with FIRST HAND knowledge not guys who parrot internet speak.

 

I haven't tried all the super trick parts likes TCP or griggs, but I have modified the "stock type" suspension with the Pro-Motorsports negative wedge kit, Opentracker roller spring perches, Street or Track sturt rods, and 560 lb springs from Opnetracker.
You can greatly enhance the handling without starting from scratch.
At this point of my modifications, I now am looking at some sort of responsive power steering.

 

To me, what parts or kit you buy depends on the owners use and goals for the car. Driving style comes into play also and the available budget. Some mods can be done in stages so the hit to the budget isn't all at once. Someone that drives with more " Spirit " than someone else on the street will need different alignment settings. The reason we don't have kit A-B-C on our site is because I like to make each kit custom to the customer and his/her car and use of the car.

IF the car is mostly a weekend street car that goes to car shows, runs and to the local cruise night, a mostly stock rebuild will work. If the car sees some track time but is mostly street driven, it may need a few of the more performance oriented parts. IF the car sees mostly track time and a little street time, it will need more performance parts. A full on track car will need the full treatment of performance parts.

As far as the track goes. I often tell our customers that it doesn't cost a lot to be safe and have fun on the track. It does cost a lot if you want to run up front. Three hundred horsepower with mostly stock suspension and a few roller parts will do it for a 1-2 time a year open track car. I ran my first three years of open track events with stock type suspension. It had different springs, shocks, sway bars, sub frames and a few other items but nothing fancy. I ran in the green group (fast guys) with that car and was about middle of the pack. The faster cars had a lot more money in the car than I did. My best time around Laguna Seca was a 1:53. That's just 7-10 seconds slower than the Shelby's that run at the Historics races. I was OK with that and I had a lot of fun for little investment.

Again, it all boils down to use of the car, long term goals for the car, driver skill and budget. Well, and if you want to look at tubular parts or be vintage. The spindle doesn't care what it's bolted too, if it moves the right way, the car will handle well.

John

 

BTW Opentracker is a very good source for info and tips.
I followed his directions and got good results.
BTW the roller spring perch make a bigger difference than you would imagine....

 

If I were going to put in a 4.6 Terminator engine in a car I would likely go with a Griggs or GMachine front suspension setup. My second choice would be MII. I think you will want all the room you can get with that wide engine.

Griggs Racing Products
G Machine Chassis :: Ford Chassis

 

x2 Griggs

 

I like the GMachine setup if I were getting a cutting torch out.... That really solves all shock tower problems.
I suspect that Griggs and the GMachine solution might cost about the same. Which is quite a lot.

 

Hi guys,
Just found this site and this is my first post. I have a 66 convertible and just purchased a front end system from Fatman Fabrications in Charlotte.It converts the stock suspension to a strut type from a 94-2004 mustang.
I went to the shop and saw the prototype. Brent, the owner,is a great guy and spent a great deal of time with me. He has had this kit for a 67+ for sometime now and has recently adapted it to the 64-66. It uses an escort power rack and pinion which makes replacement parts really cheap. I bought my rack for less than $75 on ebay.
I have not installed it yet but by the looks it is quite simple. I hope to get it done over the next few weeks.
My car will be a cruiser so I wanted the ride to be good and the car to be safe.
The upgrade possibilities with brakes are endless.
While some will argue that a strut system is not the best I am not looking for a race car ride.
Here is a link to there page
Fatman Fabrications

 

Classic Performance Products makes a nice suspension for Mustangs. It does away with strut rods, reinforces the front end and greatly simplifies alignment. But if your going to a modular 4.6 I'd go with a Mustang II suspension for strength and reliability. But you should reinforce the early Mustang frame rails also.