C5 suspension under a 93 lightning opinions

[Bones93]

Hello guys I am kind of new here,I have just been a long time lurker. So do you guys think I would be crazy for going with a C5 front suspension under my 93 lightning.The reason would be to do away with the dumb twin I beam garbage or would i be better of just going with a mustangII front end.

[Rhino]

I may be a little on the conservative side, although I would think that the C5 suspension is a little too light considering the weight of the truck. These parts were originally engineered for the loads seen in a ~3000 lb car. If someone in the know disagrees, please let me know.

If you do end up going with a MII based setup, make sure you do your homework. They're not all created equal.

[Lowend]

If I recall, the Lightning weighs in at ~5000 lbs
Considering the chassis, I would probably start from a roadracing setup instead. It would probably be more of a nightmare than it's worth to retro a C5 setup

[Bones93]

Thanks guys thats what I was looking for the good and the bad! even thou its mostly bad! Lowend first gen lightnings weight in at 4400lbs and I was wondering where can I find pics/info of road race fronts like your thinking? thanks Matthew

[Bones93]

I also wanted to mention that I will be droping the weight down quite a bit around 3600lbs to 3800lbs but thats still a far cry from 3000lbs.

[Lowend]

In general I would start with Stock-Car style stuff and go from there. Don't mistake, we are talking full-fab here

This is pretty extreme but


You can get the components from
http://www.stockcarproducts.com/ftsusp.htm

[Bones93]

thanks lowend