Transform Your Mustang's Handling: Installing Maximum Motorsports Suspension on a 79-04 Mustang
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 Published On Jun 15, 2022

Maximum Motorsports Suspension Install & Initial Impressions. 1979-2004 Mustang Maximum Grip Box. In this video I'm going to be installing a full Maximum Motorsports suspension setup in my 2001 Mustang GT. This install is similar on any 1979-2004 Mustang with a 8.8 solid rear axle. This setup has their tubular K member, lower control arms, and coil-overs up front. The rear uses a torque arm and a panhard bar to properly control the rear axle. The Maximum Motorsports setup is much more balanced and predictable.

I've owned this particular car for over 15 years now. So, I'm very familiar with how the car was prior as far as how it rode and handled. This setup is perfect for a street car. Compliant yet firm, never harsh. The ride is softer than stock actually. The steering is insane how much quicker it is with the same steering rack. The ride is so good that I start to forget how capable this car is when just cruising down the highway. Rides and handles like a dream. To take this car to a full race setup really only takes a shock, spring, and perhaps a bushing change. The geometry is all the same.

Link to Maximum Motorsports: maximummotorsports.com
They have tons of good FAQ and Tech articles here: https://www.maximummotorsports.com/FA...
You could piece together this kit without their help and end up with exactly the car you want if you study the articles linked above.

Full setup on this car:
Chassis:
-MM XL Subframe Connectors w/ Stifflers web brace & jacking rails (Installed in previous video)

Front
- MM tubular K member
- MM SN95 Forward offset control arms (urethane bushings)
- MM Coilovers for Bilstein dampers with 300lb/in springs
- Bilstein HD dampers
- MM Caster Camber Plates
- MM Solid steering rack bushings
- MM Bumpsteer kit
- Eibach 35mm Sway Bar
- Cadillac ATS 4 Piston Brembo Calipers on 13" Cobra rotors (Installed in previous video)
- 18x9 FR500 Replica Wheels w/ 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires

Rear
-MM HD Torque Arm
-MM Panhard Bar
- MM Adjustable Rear Sway Bar 1.25" x 0.95 wall (Not installed, on backorder)
- Steeda Aluminum Lower Control Arms (Previously owned)
- MM Coil overs with 175 lb/in springs
- MM "Street" dampers (Same valve cartridge as Bilstien HDs but has "off road" type seals for better durability than the Bilstein HD's when used with coilovers.)
- 11.65 Cobra rear brakes with 43mm Taurus calipers (Installed in previous video)
- 18x10 FR500 Replica Wheels w/ 285/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires

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00:00 Intro
1:12 Why 79-04 Mustangs don't handle well
4:35 Panhard Bar Install
9:00 Heavy Duty Torque Arm Install
14:45 K Member & Front Suspension Install
22:29 Initial Impressions of how it drives
29:50 Outro

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