Seeking advise from the suspension god's.

[iamtherhino]

Ok, I have a complete stock 1988 non-TEMS MkIII that I'm about to start ripping into and my first project is the suspension. Here is what I have planned so far:

Eibach springs 8211.140
Koni Struts
Suspension Techniques Front and rear sway bars
weld on tabs and endlinks

I will be adding strut braces and other chassis stiffeners later but as far as breathing new life into a 20+ y/o suspension goes, what else should I look at replacing or upgrading? The car will ultimately be mid-high horsepower driven 95% of the time on the street with occasional runs down the drag strip.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Fuzz420]

Polyurethane bushings all around

 

[toy fanatic78]

Strut braces have no effect on MK3's.Ask IJ about it,he'll set you straight.
+1 on the bushings,check ball joints and tie rod ends well your at it.

 

[iamtherhino]

+1 on the bushings,check ball joints and tie rod ends well your at it.

I just ordered new inner and outer tie rod ends and will be ordering new ball joints in the next few days. I'm just going to go ahead and replace them while everything is ripped apart so I don't have to worry about it.

Seems like bushing are a must. Does anyone have any connections for getting them? The cheapest I've seen for a full set is $500 from SupraSport.

What about pillow ball mounts? Are they worth it?

 

[Fuzz420]

I have the suprasport kit, or you can get it from ronniek the guy that makes them. Also look into energy suspension bushings

 

[toy fanatic78]

Zankoku has the energy bushing kits on here for $120 for front and rear set.

 

[iamtherhino]

What about pillow ball mounts?