50Dogg dont let the stigma of mustangII get yah as MartinSr says there is nothing stang about it. As far as price a sub does end up costing the same as a TCI stangII.The TCI thats on sale this month will take about 1 day to install(after you have the old stuff off)will not have cut the front of your frame off and with all the spring rates avail will ride better than a clip.We used to use clips when there was no other option and they were pretty new and low milage.But most look pretty bad installed and cost just as much a a stangII
Steering box rebuilt 350 (no one does it but your gettting new with a stangII)
good a frame bushings 100-180 bucks.
center link 80 bucks tie rod ends 25 each(X4)
balljoints 35 bucks each(x4)
wheelbearing about 55 bucks
wheel seals 12 bucks
brake rotors 60 bucks each (x2)
brake calipers 30 bucks each (x2) plus cores
Sand blast clip 75 bucks
New center link 65 bucks
new idler arm38 bucks
Sandblast a-frames 45 bucks
new front shocks 50 bucks
Plus you dont get disc brake clips for free anymore most are 150-300 bucks.Or you can covert a drumbrake setup by grinding the spindles.I have seen the so called frontend rebuild kits they are junk, not quality parts.
Plus all the welding materials and cuting to do the job.As i am sure Jack will tell you it aint the easest job and about 90% of them look like sh#t.(i have nixed many purchases for customer after looking at a clip job gone wrong,the word gets out and your car/truck is worthlesss) I our state they are just starting to get real nasty about reg stuff that looks crude so... You just cant beat the stangII or TCI style coil over set-up. By the way vette stuff is probaly about the same as stangII but fixin it later is big bucks. Front vette clips are 650-750 bucks now. Having said all that i still run a straight axle,If i had time and money would i change it ?Yep.Would it be a camaro clip ?Nope(10 years ago yep)Just some thought from some one that does this sort of thing every day.I know i once did one for 100 bucks but it aint gonna happen now a days.
