Mustang Suspension Upgrade | 1969 Mustang Coupe

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In this episode watch as Budget Build Garage finishes the 1969 Mustang Coupe's suspension upgrade. In this video you'll learn how to replace an upper control arm, lower control arm replacement, installing Hotchiks springs, installing Moog control arms, installing Scott Drake spring perches, and plenty of other mustang suspension mods. This mustang suspension upgrade is not for the guy building a dragster, but rather the DIY'er or mechanic looking to significantly enhance a mustangs suspension making for an enjoyable, comfortable, sporty feeling ride. This setup might not be track status, but it will destroy any mountain terrain type drives, and most other non-track drives. For the amount of money spent on this Mustang suspension upgrade you absolutely can't beat it...I mean what else do you expect from a Budget Build Garage Resto.

Here is a breakdown of the purchased parts for the driver and passenger side. It doesn't include all the parts that were taken off, cleaned, sand blasted, and re-coated:

These are Global West upper control arms. They are geometry corrected and will really change the way the car handles and reacts. They fix the camber and the caster problems you have with a stock mustang.
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These are Hotchiks springs. They are super bad ass. They will lower the car and really help the handling.
www.summitracing.com/parts/hss-1930f
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These are KYB Shocks. I would say are better than stock but not really high performance shocks
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These are Moog control arms and one of the cheapest lower control arm I could find. They are a cheap way to get a new lower ball joint and control arm bushing. since most of the performance comes from the upper control arm they would save money and you could get years out of them.
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These are Scott Drake spring perches. These are usually what make noise in the front end of the mustangs as the suspension goes up and down. They have a synthetic bushing that allows the perch to move 360 Degrees smoothly. These should reduce the noise drastically as well as free up any bind you usually get from polyurethane or even stock style bushings.
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To watch part 1 of the Mustang's suspension project click here:    • Suspension Disassembly | Mustang Susp...  

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コメント (21)
  • @AlexB-cn2lo
    9:19 "Looks awesome because we ain't buying a new one!" - this made me laugh! thanks for sharing the video, pretty cool!
  • @kachkhan8023
    Found your channel today. Great job. And also picked up my 67 coupe for my 16th birthday!
  • @cristianstefandorojan6917
    awesome videos, i think the plates with the offset holes is for an earlier model(64.5-66), i found out about that when i was searching for my 67 coupe
  • @troyberg65
    Just found your channel; got some more to watch now; nice setup, really addresses the biggest drawbacks in there; Summit just had a instant rebate on the qa1 coilover setup that I may have taken advantage of. Seems like a pretty great value for the price. My dad is gonna be re-vamping the front suspension on his 69 vert soon here too!
  • @jebus571
    Awesome Pacific Rim t-shirt by the way
  • @fliguy41
    I purchased at 1 5/8" wedge drop kit for 114$ on ebay modified moog ball joints Completed build last week put a heavier 1" drop coil spring Leaving the plate for extra strength was nice cause now it takes less shims to do alignment My 65 coupe sits nice now
  • @benjohnson2319
    So I’m going to be doing this build on my mustang in a few days along with the wilwood setup on your other video. My question is can I run 17x8 rims with that Shelby drop plate? What is the best backspacing and tire size for this build without getting any rub or without using spacers or adapters??
  • @arcorob
    I just did very similar on my 1966 Coupe. The only thing I found problematic was the progressive rate springs (Eibach ) didn't give me the fender clearance I needed since I am running 17" wheels. SO I went with the grab a track 620' - SAME unsprung height but didn't sink like the other springs. People need to factor that in - .6 inch taller tire, 1" spring drop and Shelby drop cuts 1/4 to 1/2 inch...so you could actually lose a bit over 2" fender clearance. Great video. just adding some data :-)
  • @umangu
    This was so interesting, I really understood for the first time how the suspension all fits together. The only thing that I didn’t understand was how the shock was secured both to the upper control arm as well as to the shock tower, you went a bit fast for me!
  • @filipeneto1970
    Great video! Have you driven the car since the change of the upper control arms and the suspension? Did you notice big difference in driving? What was the biggest benefit?
  • @j.rovlogs6934
    3 years later would you change the build in any way? Looking to do this soon
  • @gregmckendall6669
    I have a 390 engine I want to do the Shelby drop w/ the upper and lower arms you used what springs should I use