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Maximum Motorsports Coil-over Conversion Kit
Once thought of as a race car only item, coil-over
suspensions are now considered the hot set-up for any highly tuned street car.
The combination of incredible handling with great ride quality is what one
expects from a world class car. With a Maximum Motorsports Coil-Over Conversion
Kit you will have the no-compromise handling you demand without paying a penalty
in comfort. Switching to an MM Coil-Over suspension system is a win-win choice
for any Mustang!
Warning! All coil-over kits are not created equal. Compare
the features of MM's application-specific kits with any other manufacturer's
universal kits and you'll quickly see the differences. Careful attention to
detail by the Maximum Motorsport engineering team is why the MM Kits avoid the
design pitfalls of others. You can always depend on Maximum Motorsports to
provide you with the best parts for your Mustang!
Maximum Motorsports offers many features that set
their coil-over kits apart from the rest:
They maximize bump travel by providing an assortment of
spacers to properly position the upper spring perch under the strut tower.
Shaped far better than the spring perch in other companies'
coil-over kits, our upper spring perch assembly has been designed for optimum
strength, clearance, and bump travel. To ensure longevity, an O-ring seals the
thrust bearing to keep dirt and water out, and keep the grease in.
If pre-loading the spring is necessary, the lower spring
perch can be easily adjusted with a spanner wrench. A set screw ensures that the
lower spring perch will never move.
While other companies simply anodize their aluminum parts
for appearance, MM has critical components hard anodized for maximum life.
On Bilstein struts, the suspension loads from the threaded
sleeve are fed into a clamp collar. This provides a large contact area, and
keeps the sleeve from galling on the strut ears.
Overlooked by other companies, the MM threaded sleeve
assembly is designed to fit the strut snugly. A tight fit keeps the threaded
sleeve from rattling on the strut. More importantly, the lower spring perch is
kept square to the strut, preventing the spring from arcing and rubbing on the
threaded sleeve.
For Tokico and Koni kits, they designed a soft, closed cell
polyurethane bumpstop. Bilstein struts have their own internal bumpstop.
Finishing off the kit, we use only the highest quality
springs available.
MM currently have two different kits. One designed
specifically for Bilstein struts and another for Tokico and Koni struts.
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Caster/Camber Plate Considerations:
With the addition of a coil-over Kit, the entire front weight of the car
is now carried by the pivot of your Caster/Camber (C/C) plates. You
should use a well-designed steel C/C plate with a high quality spherical
bearing. Rubber or urethane C/C plate bushings will not be able to
handle the load without excessive deformation and possible failure. Most
aluminum C/C plates are not strong enough for coil-over applications.
Those that are strong enough are very thick and may unnecessarily reduce
bump travel. Additionally, thick C/C plates have limited alignment range
because of hood clearance.
1979-93 C/C plates only require three
bolts in their design because the strut top is captured within a triangle
formed by these bolts (as viewed from the top). This means that each bolt
carries a relatively equal portion of the vertical strut load, and the
load is evenly distributed into the strut towers.
For 1994 and newer Mustangs, Maximum
Motorsports makes the only C/C plate suitable for use with a Coil-Over
kit: our innovative 4-bolt C/C Plates (patent pending). On 94+ cars, the
strut top is outside of a triangle formed by the three factory mounting
bolts (as viewed from the top). With a 3-bolt C/C plate the entire
vertical load is carried by two bolts, and the plate is in a position of
cantilevered bending. The load is unevenly distributed into the strut
tower, resulting in a prying load which may bend the strut towers, or even
result in failure of the C/C plates. MM added a fourth bolt, so the strut
top is captured within a square formed by the four bolts (as viewed from
the top). This distributes the load evenly into the strut tower.
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MM Coil-Over Conversion Kits
| Application |
Part # |
Price |
Purchase |
| Bilstein Struts |
MMCO-1 |
$249/kit |
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| Tokico and Koni Struts |
MMCO-2 |
$249/kit |
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| Application |
Part # |
Price |
Purchase |
| Bilstein Struts |
COP-1 |
$355/kit |
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| Tokico and Koni Struts |
COP-2 |
$355/kit |
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