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1999 Mustang GT Suspension Upgrade - A Hotchkis(S) Hello - Tech

1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Once Both lower trailing arms... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Once Both lower trailing arms were in, it came time to swap out the stock upper trailing arms. Once again, we did one side at a time. The only pain of the upper swap was that we had to drill the factory rubber bushings out of the top of the rearend housing.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
With The stock bushings out... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
With The stock bushings out of the way, we put in the new polyurethane bushings Hotchkis supplied, and then installed the upper trailing arms.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Next, We put in the new 3.73... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Next, We put in the new 3.73 gears, which replaced the automatic transmission-equipped Mustang's factory 3.27s. The new gears will allow the car to accelerate quicker both out of the corner as well as on the dragstrip upon launch.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
With The rearend all sealed... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
With The rearend all sealed up, it came time to install the new Hotchkis rear sway bar. To do so, though, some accommodations had to be made to the fuel line outlet on the fuel tank.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
To Hook up the sway bar, we... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
To Hook up the sway bar, we had to install mounts that wrap around the axletubes, as well as the endlinks that mate to the framerails alongside of the gas tank. On the passenger-side of the gas tank is where we ran into a problem, as we had to lower the tank and reroute the fuel line so it would not contact the endlink.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Here Is what the rearend with... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Here Is what the rearend with the new Hotchkis suspension components looks like when all was said and done. With the hind end swapped over, we made our way to the front end.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
We Lowered the car on the... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
We Lowered the car on the lift, opened the hood, and installed the Hotchkis caster/camber plates. This was a simple install that required basic hand tools. Be advised, though, that after installing the caster/camber plates, an alignment is needed.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Once We had the caster/camber... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Once We had the caster/camber plates on, we went back underneath the Mustang and removed the factory sway bar. Here you can see the difference between the wimpy stock bar (top) and the beefy Hotchkis bar (bottom). Combined with the Hotchkis rear sway bar, the Stang will now have diminished body roll.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
With The sway bar out of the... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
With The sway bar out of the way, we swapped out the stock front springs for the new FRPP lowering springs.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
The Before photo. While the... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
The Before photo. While the Mustang has a nice looking stock stance with the 17-inch rims, we were looking for better handling performance, as well as looks, from the SN-95.
1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Here Is the after photo. As... 
   
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1999 Mustang Gt Suspension Upgrade Front View
Here Is the after photo. As you can see, the FRPP springs dropped the nose 1 1/8 inches, and the rear 3/4-inch. Throw in the killer good looks of the 18x9 front and 18x10 rear American Muscle deep-dish, black center Bullitt rims, and we are definitely styling. For added performance, we threw on a set of Nitto 555 hoops.
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