jonrjen

While I have yet to get it home I purchased a 1999 GT convertible over this last weekend (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Musta...item3f219b4c45).

It should be home with in the next week and new rubber will be the first items added since is still sit on the original rubber.

But being a convertible I want to stiffen and firm up the over all Mustang. I will be adding the front strut tower support, the rear stock support bracket and want to also do the sub-frame connectors down under. This is were my long winded question is heading.

I notice that there are bolt on and weld on sub-frame connectors. There is also full length and standard length connectors on the market. What is the better way to go? How involved and or difficult is the installation for all of these additions. Is there any reason not to add any of these items? Is the bang worth the buck?

Thanks in advance for your assistance,

skunk21

full length connectors stiffen your chassis even more than standard connectors because of their added length, method of attachment, and stiffer tubing. full length subframe connectors extend from the rear torque boxes all the way up to the firewall. This provides substantially more weld area between the connector and the chassis and the way to go imo. Bolt on connectors are worthless, they do not and cannot offer the stiffness of a weld on connector.

good sources of braces:
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/store/

http://www.griggsracing.com/

http://www.steeda.com/

IMO SFC's should be on the top 5 list of things if not the #1 one thing done to a mustang.

bluethunderhorse

^^ +1 Kenny Brown also makes some good ones

1999Pony

Personally I went and still will go with the griggs set. Comparing both (I bought the MM FL SFC), I like the griggs ones a lot better. The MMs are box steel vs the griggs being a solid piece. I would say the griggs is as stiff as the MM set, but is a lot cheaper and easier to install with it not being full length. Plus you can still get a jack underneath lol.

Both are good, but griggs would always be my choice. Both are good sets

Glenn

congrats on the new ride looks pretty clean

HOSS429

that thread title would make a good viagra Ad ..made me look .....

1999Pony

jonrjen

This was the toned down version, we won't even go to where it started.