I agree with you. Lots of monkey see monkey do on these forums. Adjustable panhard to center the axle after lowering yes but control arms are not usually necessary. Traction and wheel hop have more to do with crappy tires than anything. Can control arms help? Sure but don't buy what you don't need yet.

 

Thanks Bocefus. I spoke to the shop doing the work. They work on a lot of Mustangs, and drag race a 10 second Shelby. They said that I'm not launching the car and don't need them. This car is my daily driver. I'll get them if absolutely necessary, but I don't beat on the car and only occasionally WOT it. Most of the fun I have with the car is 2nd and 3rd gear on the highway.

 

Just an update - still no MGW shipped yet. Getting all of the work done at once and just waiting on the shifter.

 

No wheel only threads? Guess again, this one is about 13 short of 1,500 posts.....

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...re-thread.html

 

Update

MGW
I knew from reading all of the posted articles that it is a big improvement over the stock shifter, but was still hesitant on the purchase. I thought "If it isn't broke, then why fix it?" Then I went to my local custom shop to talk about the lowering options and the guy convinced me to pull the trigger on the MGW. After the first drive, all I can say is HOLY CRAP! This is hands down one of the best purchases I have ever made on any vehicle. The shifter feels very smooth/precise and tight fitting...but not in a bad way at all. I don't notice any increased noise or vibration. This is the new MGW, so I don't know how it is in comparison to the older model. Maybe there was more vibration/noise in that one? Shifts through every gear are very smooth, most noticeably 1st into 2nd. I never liked shifting from 1st to 2nd on the original shifter because of the sloppiness of it. The difference between the MGW is night and day. It's pretty sad that the stock shifter that comes with these cars is so sub-par. Just a heads up...it took about a month for the MGW to be machined and shipped out.

Ford K Springs -
I decided to start with the springs mainly for the 1.5" lowering. I didn't think the handling would have much of a difference since I wasn't upgrading the shocks, struts. I changed out the stock bumpers for the Ford ones, and added a Whiteline Adjustable Panhard Bar. After install I noticed a HUGE improvement in the precision of turns. In addition, the front end lift when accelerating and dive when stopping is now nonexistent. As for the bumpiness of the ride, it's actually not bad at all. You can definitely feel a difference from stock, but in a good way. Stock always felt like I was driving a water bed...especially around turns. Not anymore. Definitely another good purchase. The guy at the shop said that it will even settle a little more than what it is at now, but I attached a before and after comparison. The wheel gap is a little difficult to notice because the before shot was taken under different lighting conditions, but it is very noticeable in person.

Now I just have to save up some more beans for wheels and tires

 

She's looking good.
Good job!

 

Thanks! Couple more mods and I'm done...well, probably not haha