Originally posted by bigerik:
Originally posted by touredon:
If you plan on keeping the car, do the lower control arms. Little bit more labour but with huge improvement overall and with 170, I'd be surprised if they arn't done already.
Have done some looking into the control arm thing and it sounds like a monster PITA to do. As I am undoubtedly the worlds worst mechanic, I would have to pay someone else to do it, and even my mechanic would not be cheap for a job like that.
You would think that Ford would have put some sort of quick release hardware, like on the wheels of bikes or something, on the subframe, cause it seems like anytime you have to do something more serious, you have to drop the damn thing!
They are really not that hard. I would cut out the bolts that are there currently, as you want to replace those anyway. There is one bolt on each side that from factory you need to flip, but it's nothing do to.
If you can do your struts or hubs, you can do the control arms... just get it aligned afterwords.
96 LX 3.0L MTX - Black/Tan
K&N; 12lb F/W & uprated clutch
2.5" Pipe; SVT bits; Mystery Mod; Pull-tie Mod;
UN-tuned Mod; 3rd Gear Synro-Crunch Mod
280K on the Shell, and 40ish on the Motor... 1/4 mile??
Yeah, it's a fun daily driver...
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