Opentracker Roller Perches

John from Opentracker Racing Products (ORP) makes some pretty neat stuff for the classic Stang suspension. I don't road race the car, in fact it's just a driver. He recomended roller spring perches as my biggest bang for the buck. I recently intalled them and here are some details/pics.

It took me about 3 hours to install and test one Saturday morning. Here's a few pics...

 

My original UCA with the old perches, I had replaced the front suspension with Grab-A-Track parts from Mustangs Plus:

   

 

I started on top unbolting the shocks...

 

then I put it on stands and took off the wheels

 

then I needed to unbolt the shock from the perches

 

and remove the shocks

 

then I jacked up the suspension and put on my cheap spring compressor

 

then I removed the spring and factory type replacement perches...

 

then I installed the new ORP roller perches on the UCA:

 

the shocks were much easier to install with this design!

 

my son was even willing to lend a hand!

 

now I must admit I was skeptical that these would make a noticable difference. They certainly do move easy and as John said they are fun to play with! The installation was noticeably easier because the shocks don't bind up. Once I put the car on the ground I was anxious to make a road test. I have owned this car for 20 years and it's had a couple of 385 series big blocks in it almost the entire time. I drive a few thousand miles a year, so far almost 5000 this year. Right away I did notice a difference just backing out of the garage and turning out on to the street. This car was a C code 289 with PS. It does not have PS anymore but still has the original PS gearbox with a quicker ratio that makes it a pain to steer when moving slowly. I noticed right away it was easier to steer at slower speeds. Over bumps and quick turns it felt a little more responsive. I came back and asked my wife to drive because she doesn't like the non-PS and I wanted her unbiased opinion. She said it was "Smooth". I plan to drive it a lot more but couldn't wait to get the word out for ORP and John. This is a great product and he is a great guy for helping me out and so many others!

 

here is the link to his website, check him out!