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MM Maximum Grip Box in a 93 Cobra?
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<blockquote data-quote="stangbear427" data-source="post: 6205076" data-attributes="member: 46931"><p>I wouldn't try to cut them out unless you can't verify that they'll work. The SFC requirements for a MM torque arm is a .120" wall thickness at 1"x2", and most of the reputable companies making SFC's that I know of meet that standard. Having installed a full coil over/TA suspension in my GT, I can verify that going back to stock is just a matter of unbolting everything. </p><p>That being said, it won't be exactly as is was before. In order to install the TA, you'll need to drill two rather large holes in the differential case to bolt it up. In order to install the panhard bar, you'll need to drill some large holes in the rear subframe. So, you'll leave some holes behind if you return it to stock later. I seem to remember needing to drill some holes for the C/C plates, but it was a long time ago and I'm not positive. LOTS of new holes to drill for the strut tower brace. </p><p>The coil overs are a purely bolt on setup that will leave no footprints when they're gone, as is the K-member I believe- it's the only component I didn't get so I can't say from experience. However, before I bought my Cobra I talked to MM quite a bit to be sure I'd be able to re-use this suspension in it, and the guy I talked to had owned a '93 Cobra himself. For reasons I didn't really understand and don't remember, he said that the K-Member could be used in the Cobras, but not the A-arms. I don't pretend to think his explanation made any sense to me, and while I've trusted MM with my soul for years and would like to think this guy would know about our cars having had one himself, I'm not sure I believe he knew what he was talking about.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, I highly recommend this suspension, and can only assume that with the K-member it would be even better. Mine used the Hypercoil/Bilstien coil overs, and they ROCK. Indeed, there is no comparison to a coil over suspension. It was a little on the stiff side, but I had no trouble living with it for 15K/mi.+ a year, even with the drag racing rear LCA's. I've read a ton of material claiming the Cobra has softer anti-sway bars than the regular 5.0's, and just as much saying they don't; but if it's true, I'd expect the ride quality to be better without compromising handling much if at all. Granted, the Maximum Grip Box comes with their adjustable rear bar which negates that either way, but also involves drilling more holes in the car for installation, unless you get the weld-in kit which is even more permanent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stangbear427, post: 6205076, member: 46931"] I wouldn't try to cut them out unless you can't verify that they'll work. The SFC requirements for a MM torque arm is a .120" wall thickness at 1"x2", and most of the reputable companies making SFC's that I know of meet that standard. Having installed a full coil over/TA suspension in my GT, I can verify that going back to stock is just a matter of unbolting everything. That being said, it won't be exactly as is was before. In order to install the TA, you'll need to drill two rather large holes in the differential case to bolt it up. In order to install the panhard bar, you'll need to drill some large holes in the rear subframe. So, you'll leave some holes behind if you return it to stock later. I seem to remember needing to drill some holes for the C/C plates, but it was a long time ago and I'm not positive. LOTS of new holes to drill for the strut tower brace. The coil overs are a purely bolt on setup that will leave no footprints when they're gone, as is the K-member I believe- it's the only component I didn't get so I can't say from experience. However, before I bought my Cobra I talked to MM quite a bit to be sure I'd be able to re-use this suspension in it, and the guy I talked to had owned a '93 Cobra himself. For reasons I didn't really understand and don't remember, he said that the K-Member could be used in the Cobras, but not the A-arms. I don't pretend to think his explanation made any sense to me, and while I've trusted MM with my soul for years and would like to think this guy would know about our cars having had one himself, I'm not sure I believe he knew what he was talking about. Ultimately, I highly recommend this suspension, and can only assume that with the K-member it would be even better. Mine used the Hypercoil/Bilstien coil overs, and they ROCK. Indeed, there is no comparison to a coil over suspension. It was a little on the stiff side, but I had no trouble living with it for 15K/mi.+ a year, even with the drag racing rear LCA's. I've read a ton of material claiming the Cobra has softer anti-sway bars than the regular 5.0's, and just as much saying they don't; but if it's true, I'd expect the ride quality to be better without compromising handling much if at all. Granted, the Maximum Grip Box comes with their adjustable rear bar which negates that either way, but also involves drilling more holes in the car for installation, unless you get the weld-in kit which is even more permanent. [/QUOTE]
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