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Join Date: Jan 2002
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![]() I am looking to buy a k-member with the tubular A arms and coil overs. What is a good kit to buy? I see the prices ranging from $650 to over a $1000. I have an 84 mustang.
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Posts: 597
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![]() Go to jegs.com and go to the mustang section under suspension and find the QA1 Motorsports Pro-Active systems. I have their K member with stock A arms and springs setup, but they also have tubular A arms and coil overs. In my opinion it's a bit cheaper, but just as good as D&D, groundpounder, or other brands.
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Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites |
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347ci of HORSE POWER!!!
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,416
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![]() I bought my QA1 Tublar K-member from Summit. It's a good fit, and very strong. It makes it 100 times easier to work around. The only complaint I have with the QA1 is it pushes up the front wheels 1-2 inches (I'm useing the stock A arms also). If you have wide tires, this can cause rubbing. That's my biggest problem now!
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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![]() Yeah, I did notice that, but I think maybe all of the K members do that. Most of them boast "revised suspension geometry" and I think that's what they're talking about, but who knows. The only other thing I noticed about it, is that my rack from my 84 doesn't have the right bushings to fit, I had to press them out and get later model bushings.
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Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites |
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347ci of HORSE POWER!!!
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 1,416
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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![]() Yeah, I hear you, but what I'm saying is that the bushings that are in the earlier (84 LX) rack are not the same as the later model bushings. I have done an 87 or later car and it is just as you describe. But the bushings on the 84 car have a metal sleeve inside the rubber bushing that is part of the bushing and is too small and the 84 bushings are pressed into the rack. So I pressed the old bushings out and got new polyurethane bushings to put in.
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Michael Black QuantumMotorsports Norman, OK 1984 LX Hatch 306 w/ TRW forged flat toppers, Comp Cams Magnum 292H, GT40P heads w/ 3 angle valve job, .550 lift springs, Angus Racing Roller Rockers, Weiand Stealth Intake, Holley 4150 650cfm carb, MAC 1 5/8 Long Tubes, Single Chamber Flowmasters, 91' T5 w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, Turbo Coupe 8.8 Rear w/ 3.55 gears, QA1 Motorsports tubular K member, no interior except steering wheel and seat. Coming soon: 6 or 8 point cage, Fuel Cell, Weld Draglites |
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