Scott Boda here with Steeda Autosports to talk to you about our top five
Fox Body modifications.
Since we're dealing with the Fox Bodies, there is a slew
of parts that you can put on these cars. In fact, basically every single thing you
see on a Fox Body can be replaced in today's aftermarket.
We're going to go into some detail here about the Top 5 Modifications that
you should make to your Fox Body Mustang to get the absolute most enjoyment out
of it. We're gonna start with 1, and then we're gonna work our way to
5. So with number one, what we wanna do is, we wanna
enhance the driving experience. What that means, is every time you get in your car,
it's going to put a smile on your face, right? That's what you want to do. That's
going to make you enjoy your hot rod. And what we like to recommend with that,
is High Flow Exhaust, and a Short Throw Shifter, right? Every
time you crank that key, you're going to hear the exhaust, hear
that nice sound sweet sound of that Pushrod V8.
And every time you go to row those gears, nice Short Throw Steeda
Triax Shifter. Those two modifications are
instantly going to bring more joy to your Fox Body experience.
Coming in at number two, what we want to do is: Now that we are enjoying the car,
we want to increase the seat of a pants. Nothing gives you a better seat of the
pants feel than changing the Rear Gear Ratio on these Fox Bodies.
Typically speaking, they came with a 273 or 308
from the factory. We like to start off with a 355
or a 373 rear end gear ratio. That, combined with a set of under drive
pulleys will really allow you to feel the acceleration of
these Push Rod V8's. That instant torque - and it's really
going to continue to put a smile on your face
as we go in to our next set of modifications with number 3.
So the third area where you want to focus on is the
flexing of these Fox Bodies. The Fox Bodies got the unibody chassis, which
means you don't have a full frame rail on the car.
So that's what leads us to our Full-Length Steeda
Frame Rail Connectors. You want to get those on the car because you want to get
rid of the squeaks and the rattles - and really try to
tighten up that chassis because once you start applying more
horsepower, you're going to get more flex, which is going to degrade the chassis -
not be able to get that power to the ground.
So Frame Rail Connectors, and a Front Strut Tower Brace
would be my third set of modifications. We want to stiffen up this chassis,
get rid of some of the squeaks and rattles, and really put that foundation
there for future modifications. Coming in at
number 4, it's what we all like - horsepower, right?
Can't have enough of it! So, typically with these Fox Body
Mustangs, we're going to want to make them breathe better.
That means a set of Heads, Intake and a Camshaft.
Here at Steeda, we love our number 18 camshaft, both on a set of Trig Flow or
Edelbrock Cylinder Heads. And so what we're going to try to do, is increase
the horsepower from about 225 stock to over 300 horsepower at the rear
wheels. A good Head Intake and Cam Package
should put these cars solidly in the high 11-second range
and be able to try to keep up with the nowadays more popular -
Coyote options, that really come out of the factory
making a ton of horsepower. The last set of modifications on these cars
I recommend, coming in at number 5, is now that we've got
enhanced driving experience, we've got a little bit of go fast, seat of the
pants, we've got our chassis stiffening, and we got our horsepower, we got to get
that horsepower to the ground. A set of Steeda Upper and Lower Control
Arms will do the trick. We offer them both in Poly Bushings, as
well as Rod Ends, in both Adjustable and Non-Adjustable. I
always say, go with the urethane. The Fox Bodies, they do make a lot
more noises than today's S550 and S197 offerings.
So keep them adjustable, keep the urethane in there, a set of our double
adjustable uppers, and then a set of our aluminum steel or
my personal favorite - weight jack or lowers. Our weight
jack or lowers, in my opinion, is the best Lower Control
Arm on the market for these Fox Body Mustangs. They do fit
79-04 Mustangs. The beauty of them, is they act like a
Coilover. You could actually raise and lower the rear of your car
almost three inches. So you can get that nice tucked look
that we're always after. So that wraps up our top five
modifications that you could do to your Fox Body to really enhance that driving
experience and really make you enjoy your hot rod.
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