Coilover kits...what gives

[D3VST8R96GT]

http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-blue-front-rear-coil-over-package.html

whats missing from here?

all the other Coilover kits i have seen ....The big 2 im looking at are eibach and MM are atleast 3x

am i missing something ....

i know odds and ends arent there like ill need CC plates etc but really? I really wanna go with MM but for almost 4x the price what gives?

 

[r3dn3ck]

It's about quality. The UPR kit is fine for drag only cars and trailer queens but I don't like it on the street. Race tracks don't have potholes and I've seen more than 1 broken bit from UPR/GMS/MMR's crappy materials and workmanship.

From experience, get the MM kit. Quality is outstanding and they're made in the USA by skilled craftsman from USA sourced components, not made in China from melamine tainted lead by organ-harvested slave labor in a prison camp.

FWIW, (and from experience) MM's method of warranty is, "Oh it broke? Wow that almost never happens. Well another is on the way, no charge. Keep the old part if you want."

BTW, the rears from UPR are so full of fail it makes me sad.

 

[D3VST8R96GT]

Nuff said lol

 

[r3dn3ck]

I hate to sound so negative there but really... when a control arm breaks or a coil over bearing plate galls it's nice to know the company will take care of you. It's a TON better to have reasonable assurance that those events will never happen. MM gets points on both fronts.

 

[SVTurbo 98]

I agree with r3dn3ck...and I'd like to add team z also makes one hell of a k member and their customer service is second to none...

 

[duff daddy]

You dont need rear coil overs.

 

[duh09]

Do those even include struts/shocks?

 

[duff daddy]

that kit had the rear coilover shocks and no front struts

 

[two95s]

You might also consider the aluminum coil over struts. I think most have adjustable rebound as well.

 

[r3dn3ck]

Team z does "look" good but it's still the Bruce Griggs design (Griggs, UPR, MMR, some GMS, Team Z all use this one) which is best left on drag strip cars IMO. It's just not there for a street car. Truth be told I'm less worried about the team-z K-member than their spindly and fragile looking control arms and control arm pick-up points. They don't have any sort of real bracing in the control arms save 1 little buttress right at the ball joint. It's no different than the griggs arms which I've seen bend and break in street use. Race tracks do not have potholes.

Anything that's going to get really flogged in the corners and on the streets should be looking at the Chuck Schwynoch design (Maximum Motorsports, and GMS now makes a shitty copy). They're braced appropriately to take the abuse of potholes and are less likely to break or bend than stock.

 

[essasin]

The MM kits are quality kits that are track proven.

 

[D3VST8R96GT]

i just want the adjustablity of ride height and adjust ride quality

 

[r3dn3ck]

Adjusting ride quality requires a spring change. Adjusting ride height requires about 5 minutes.

 

[ReplicaR]

Team z does "look" good but it's still the Bruce Griggs design (Griggs, UPR, MMR, some GMS, Team Z all use this one) which is best left on drag strip cars IMO.

Are you telling me that Griggs racing stuff is not good enough for the corners?

 

[r3dn3ck]

no I'm saying that it's not good enough for the street. I've personally seen more than 1 bent/broken control arm and a few of their panhard bars that have broken. They're making a fantastic race car setup but it's kinda spindly for the street. Can't say it often enough, race tracks do not have potholes.