Upgrading 1966 Ford Mustang - In Total Control - PHR Project Car

Here is TCP's lower control arm, strut rod, and lower coilover mount assembly. All of these pieces are compatible with factory parts as well as the other aftermarket parts from TCP.

TCP's lower control arm bolts in the same as the factory arm. New bolts come in the kit, but we used the bolts from the rack and pinion system since they are longer than the stock ones. The longer ones are needed to accommodate the rack's brackets.

This aluminum bracket is the lower coilover mount. It's threaded to accept the bolts that hold the strut rod to the lower control arm. In a coilover conversion kit without the aftermarket arms, the coilover is mounted between the upper control arm and the body, like the spring is from the factory; that kit retails for $988.

This is the jewel of TCP's adjustable strut rod. It's the first of its kind, housing a Delrin bushing inside the aluminum housing.....

......This minimizes caster change during braking, and gives the driver a more positive feel. Best of all, there is no need to modify the body for these pivot links.

Next in are the upper control arms. You want to adjust the arm to be in the middle of its range. This will ensure everything will fit together; further adjustment will be done at the alignment stage. The arm has a dropped pivot shaft to use the factory pick-up points-this give the TCP system a nice negative camber gain during cornering.

Here's the final TCP coilover front suspension installed in Street Fighter. The new parts from TCP fit perfectly with each other and required zero fabrication. When you've got everything done, go around the front suspension and give each zerk fitting a dose of the good stuff, like Royal Purple's synthetic Ultra Performance Grease.

Prior to this photo, we ran the suspension through its travel without the spring installed to check for any binding. You need to make an educated guess of how much space the spring takes up while doing this test. If everything looks good, install the spring into the coilover, then into the car.

The last part of this project is installing the new sway bar. The kit comes with a 1 1/8-inch diameter bar, billet aluminum frame mounts, endlinks with polyurethane bushings, and all the necessary hardware.

The TCP aluminum frame mount for the sway bar replaces the factory clamp, and uses the same bolt holes. The endlinks go in the exact same way as the factory. This sway bar bolts up very easily, not like in first-gen Camaros.