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WEBSITE SPECIAL!

Save $100 by selecting Plain steel TIG welded tubular control arms rather than the standard polished stainless steel arms!

The different Stage kits we have all use the same basic components, including our famous modular stainless steel control arms, at the same price we used to sell plain steel arms! By changing the bolt on lower plates for the spring type, we can use the same arms for all styles. The main difference between the Stages has to do with the type control arm used, and in some cases the shock towers. The Stage II uses standard, separate coil springs and shocks, and is also the basis for the conversion to basic Airride, our Stage IV. By adding a different lower arm with an exterior shock mount, a different lower arm plate, bolt in upper spring mount and a weld on upper shock mount, you can convert Stage II to Stage IV. That is literally what we did to the displays you see in our catalog.

The Stage III uses Billet Aluminum adjustable shock rate coilovers from QA-1. These coilovers have an adjustable spring mount to allow easy fine tuning of the ride height. The Shockwave units on the Stage V come from Airride Technologies and provide the ultimate evolution of air suspension. Firestone airsprings are wrapped around Billet Aluminum adjustable shocks to allow control of ride height and dampening. We use a new design shocktower that will accept the upper mount for either the Coilovers or Shockwaves. Changing the lower control arm plate will complete a simple bolt on swap from Stage III to Stage IV.

We go to a shim style alignment system for the Stage III and IV, rather than the OEM Ford slot system used on Stage II and IV. The shim deal requires more precise placement of the shock tower, but that’s seldom a problem since they are often used by more experienced builders on higher end cars. The shims allow easy adjustment with minimum chance of any paint damage on a detailed chassis. We chose this system since it keeps the upper shaft and bushings in axial alignments, unlike cam adjustment systems, which tend to wear out upper bushings since the shaft becomes twisted thru those bushings. We see the same problem with upper arms that use threaded adjustor ends, and require disassembly each time the alignment is adjusted. That may need to be done several times during a simple set up alignment! Our system provides the best mechanical situation, the easiest usage, and best protection of expensive chassis paint.

All the hub to hub kits are supplied with the polished stainless steel control arms, standard height spindles, iron brakes with bearings, seals, brackets, springs and shocks per the Stage and engine you choose, manual rack and pinion with tie rod ends, and the crossmember and shock tower kit itself. All the options for hub to hub kits are listed on page 9. You can get dropped spindles, power racks, different bolt pattern and fancier brakes… the list goes on!

You will find kits advertised for less money. In the real world, we all know that the best way to cut prices is by purchasing cheaper parts. We can buy rotors that have not been cold stabilized, and then will be more likely to warp. We can buy cheap bearings with a more coarse grind, that are noisier and have shorter lives. Cheaper brake pads, imported MIG welded control arms rather than stronger solid polished stainless ones….the list goes on. It takes quality components to assemble a quality suspension, just like every other part of your hot rod. We think your safety and our reputation are worth protecting. And, no one else can provide the depth of tech service to back up our products, and answer questions about your installation. In fact, we spend a lot of phone time helping rodders solve problems with other guy’s kits!

We can assist you with parts to complete your Airride system. We have had great success using Airride technologies products for the best quality and terrific tech support. Their catalog and website are excellent sources of info. We prefer using their triangulated four bar rear set ups, using either regular air springs, or Shockwaves for more show and go. They have four basic levels of control systems with varying levels of automation, as well as options for faster flow if you prefer something closer to hydraulics, but with real ride quality.