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Fox Mustang Suspension Upgrades

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What's great about Eibach's... 
   
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What's great about Eibach's Pro System is it is a well-engineered springand shock kit designed for enthusiasts. Paired with stock isolators, itgives a 1.5-inch lowering with a nose-low rake. The gas shocks arevalved to Eibach's specification to work precisely with their springsand give great control. Add Eibach's sway bars to the package and youhave the Pro System Plus at $1,247.35 for everything.
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Slightly larger in diameter than stock, the Eibach sway bars give aworkable increase in roll control for a flatter, more corner-friendlyattitude. The front bar is hollow to save weight, and installation iseasy.
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Eibach engineers put considerable... 
   
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Eibach engineers put considerable effort into their bumpstops, which fitover the shock shafts. More than simple cushions to avoid suspensiondamage, these bumpstops actually add a bit of spring rate during hardmaneuvers and provide a more predictable, driver-friendly personality asthe suspension reaches its limits. That said, the Pro System Plus issharper edged at the limit than the stock arrangement, which startsplowing the front end and gradually makes things worse should you tryharder. The Eibach suspension works well driving up to about a 7 on ascale of 1-10, then the rearend gives up with more authority than stock.This makes the Eibach system much more fun to drive on the street andfaster at the track, which is the only place you'll get to 7/10 driving.
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If you're resurrecting a tired Fox or plan on hard road-course driving,Maximum Motorsports offers this front sway-bar attach-pointreinforcement kit. It's only $14.95, but it requires a welder forinstallation.
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Both Maximum Motorsports and Eibach offers quality caster/camber plates.You may need these $199.95 double-adjustable plates to restore workablecamber if you really lower your Fox. Our car with a 1-inch drop didn'tneed them, but it was getting close.
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Rebuilding the suspension and installing the Eibach Pro System Plus kitfollows what are now familiar Fox chassis procedures. The brake caliperis dismounted (but not disconnected), the sway bar end links are removed(shown), the outer tie rod is loosened from the spindle, and the strutis disconnected at the top or from the spindle. The outer tie rod can bedisconnected without damaging it simply by pounding the spindle end witha large hammer. It's barbaric, but the tie rod will pop free withoutdamage to its rubber seal. Maximum offers urethane tie rod and balljoint seals for reasonable prices ($4.00) should you need them.

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