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Once the front suspension had gone through its reengineering, we started on the rear three-link suspension that's specific to the S197 Mustangs. Here's a look at a side-by-side comparison of the stock lower control arm and one of the trick, new billet-aluminum replacement pieces from Steeda. A stock control arm weighs 7 pounds, while the Steeda piece comes in at half that much. So we dropped 7 pounds while picking up increased strength in this area.
Project Automatic Weapon Part III: S197 Mustang Suspension Install

 Once the front suspension had gone through its reengineering, we started on the rear three-link suspension that's specific to the S197 Mustangs. Here's a look at a side-by-side comparison of the stock lower control arm and one of the trick, new billet-aluminum replacement pieces from Steeda. A stock control arm weighs 7 pounds, while the Steeda piece comes in at half that much. So we dropped 7 pounds while picking up increased strength in this area.  View Related Article

 

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