Thread: Opinions Required plz

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I have the choice of many suspension setups to use but have heard good things from a coupla places. Namely Chris Alston's Chassiworks, Art Morrison and I could use C4 stuff or just use stuff like Global West, KYB, Hotchkis, PST, etc etc. I would like to know some opinions of this stuff and others that you guys have used with success, less failure rate, ease of adjustment or installation and how much custom fabricating it took to get it in there. And most notably, how much did it help. Was it useless or was it good, that sort of thing. Also, how long did it last? Up till now, I have been mostly an underhood fan, but I want to go a little deeper now.

I have two projects that are in the chassis, suspension stage and need help choosing a good manufacturer etc. I want to drop and stiffen the 56 F-100 as well as slap a v8 in it. I want it to handle like a normal truck cuz thats what it is, but not the solid front axle 50s style handling. It's gonna have good power, so I want the rear to be able to handle that as well.

The other project is the 67 (not hot rod i know) Slowmaro. Power and handling, so not full time strip, but its gonna see track time. I guess you could say Pro-Touring. Add components or buy clips? 4 link, 4 bar, IRS, coilovers, or monoleafs with track bars. Im trying to keep the options open but I do have a good idea of what I want to do, just not where to get it from. Who makes good stuff, and who doesnt?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.