The front suspension is completed. The upper and lower control arms came from Virginia Classic Mustangs and are the Scott Drake types. All new hardware accompanied the arms. I installed new tire rod ends and stabilizer hardware and bushings also from VCA. The 610 pound K code specific coil springs and sway bar hardware all came from Dallas Mustang. The spindles were stripped down and refinished in the factory cast color.
The coil springs were a little tricky to get back in though. The OEM coil spring compressor that rented from Auto Zone took the old ones off easily enough, but the "duck foot" upper bracket would not fit back in the shock towere frame. It took a little engineering forethought, but the tool did work. I used ratchet straps to hold the springs plumb in the seats, and put the "duck foot" bracket on top of the shock tower and started tightening the springs down. Once the springs were tightened down, I used the ratchet straps to keep the springs aligned in the spring perches as I decompressed them. It took about 30 minutes per side, but the end result was perfect.
Next up...the brakes!!!
