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Articles

Articles and stories about Maximum Motorsports and its products have been published in a large number of Mustang and Ford related publications, both in print and online. Here is a brief list of those articles.

2015

  • Fivella, Justin "Installing Maximum Motorsports' Caster/Camber Plates on an S550 Mustang GT" Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, July 10, 2015.

2014

  • Peterson, Grant "1987 Ford Mustang - Ron Burgundy Returns"! Car Craft, January 21, 2014.
    Project Ron Burgundy Gets A Heavy-Duty Maximum Motorsports K-Member.

2013

2012

  • Epple, Pete "Reduce Wheelhop and Improve Traction - Stop The Hop". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, August, 2012.
    Learn the ins and outs of reducing wheelhop and improving your car's traction.
  • Wilson, Tom "Power Steering - Steered Straight". 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, July, 2012.
    79-'04 Power Steering.
  • Duenkel, Wes "2003 Cobra Coilover Suspension Conversion - Coiling A Snake". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, June, 2012.
    Mustang Suspension.

2011

  • Smart, Jim "Maximized Performance!". Mustang Enthusiast, November, 2011.
    Great handling with race-ready solutions.
  • Epple, Pete "AMSOIL Mustang GT Interior Upgrades - An Office With A Great View". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, May, 2011.
    Our AMSOIL Mustang GT Receives An Interior Upgrade with Help From Americanmuscle.com, Maximummotorsports, And Summit Racing.

2010

  • Jones, KJ "Maxed Out". 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, October, 2010, p. 64-72.
    Maximum Motorsports Fine-Tunes Our Castrol Syntec Top Car Challenge Shelby's Suspension For The Road Course.
  • Duenkel, Wes "2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Maximum Motorsports IRS Vibration Reduction Kit". Mustang Monthly, August, 2010.
    Exorcize Those Demonic Vibrations From An IRS-equipped Mustang Cobra.
  • Wilson, Tom "Maximum Motorsports' Suspension Gears - Fresh Gear - New Suspension Gear". 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, May, 2010.
    Maximum Motorsports Lays Out Its Latest Joy For Fox-To-Present Mustangs.
  • Epple, Pete "2004 Mustang Cobra Wheelhop Fix - IRS Fore-Play". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, February, 2010.
    Fore Precision Works And Maximum Motorsports Help Us Eliminate Wheelhop.

2009

  • Wilson, Tom "Maximum Motorsports' Rear Suspension". 5.0 Mustang and Super Fords, February, 2009.
    Beginning an Open-Track Project with Maximum Motorsports' Rear Suspension.
  • StangTV News Staff "Maximum Motorsports Manual Brake Conversion 101". StangTV.com, January, 2009.
    Manual Brake Conversion and Roll Stop Install With Maximum Motorsports and TCI.
  • King, Matt. "1995 Mustang GT Project CMC Part 1". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, January, 2009.
    We Go Road Racing In The NASA Camaro-Mustang Challenge For 10 Grand Or Less.
  • King, Matt. "1995 Mustang GT Project CMC Part 2". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, February, 2009.
    Go Road Racing For 10 Grand Or Less-Car And Batteries Not Included. Your Mileage May Vary. Professional Driver On A Closed Course.
  • King, Matt. "1995 Mustang GT Project CMC Part 3". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, March, 2009.
    Makin' Power With Our Budget Small-Block And Getting The Right Gears To Match, That's Our Goal For This Month.
  • King, Matt. "1995 Mustang GT Project CMC Part 4 - Road Race Tuning A Mustang GT Suspension". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, April, 2009.
    Our CMC Mustang Hits The Track After A Race-Prepped Alignment And Suspension Tuning.
  • King, Matt. "Project CMC Part 5 NASA Championships - Go Road Racing For $10 Grand Or Less". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, May, 2009.
    We Wrap Up Project CMC With An Amazing Race Weekend.
  • Hot Rod Magazine Staff. "1984 Mustang GT - How to Build a Budget Race Car". Hot Rod Magazine, February, 2009.
    Part I: Decide to Go Racing, Buy a Clapped-Out Mustang, Gut It, and Start Wrenching.
  • Davis, Marlan. "Aero Tricks You Can Use". Hot Rod Magazine, February, 2009.
    For a Given Aerodynamic Package, It Takes Eight Times the Horsepower to Double Your Speed. It's Easier to Be Swoopier and Go Faster With the Same Power. We'll Show You How.
  • Duenkel, Wes. "Why Subframe Connectors Benefit Your Mustang - Connecting The Dots". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, September, 2009, p. 140-147.
    Putting Numbers To The Benefit Of Subframe Connectors.

2004-2007

  • Vinnie The Hitman. "Maximum Motorsports Ford Mustang Brake Kit Install - Maximum Braking, Minimum Expense - Tech". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, October, 2007.
    Improve your Mustang's braking with a Maximum Motorsports upgrade kit.
  • Wilson, Tom. "Maximum Motorsports Packages Precise Circle-Track Power Steering For 5.0-Engined Mustangs". 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, February, 2006.
    Clutch quadrants are a perennial Mustang sore spot, but Maximum Motorsports has a cure.
  • Wilson, Tom. "Installing Maximum Motorsports Clutch Quadrant & Cables - Permanent Fix". 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, January, 2005.
    Clutch quadrants are a perennial Mustang sore spot, but Maximum Motorsports has a cure.
  • Lorentzen, Randy. "Wheel Alignment Guide - DIY Alignment". Hot Rod Magazine, November, 2004.
    With A Few Basic Tools And The Know-How Shared Here, You'll Never Again Be At The Mercy Of An Alignment Shop.

2002

  • Wilson, Tom. "Maximum Motorsports' Open-Track Ecstasy". 5.0 Mustang, December, 2002. p. 90-98.
    A week on the road and the track is what the Open Track Challenge is all about.
  • Wilson, Tom. "It's a Setup". 5.0 Mustang, November 2002, p. 107-110, 112-114.
    You've bolted on your new Maximum Motorsports suspension ? here's how to set it up for the first time.
  • Wilson, Tom. "Iron Horseplay". 5.0 Mustang, October 2002, p. 66-68, 70, 72-75.
    With NASA's American Iron, there's finally a road-racing class for Mustangs that makes sense.
  • Wilson, Tom. "Insider Upgrading". 5.0 Mustang, August 2002, p. 195-200.
    Install of a MM Roll Bar, Kirkey seats, and Crow harnesses.
  • De Los Santos, Henry. "A Weekend At NASA". Car Craft, July 2002, p. 86-88.
    Open-course road racing with NASA at Buttonwillow Raceway.
  • Smith, Evan J. "Package Deals". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, July 2002, p. 76-80, 82,84,86,88,90.
    Check out this article in MM FF. It details different suspension packages by Maximum Motorsports, HP Motorsports, Kenny Brown, Saleen, and Steeda. You'll easily see how MM improves a Mustang by addressing the whole car as a system.
  • Wilson, Tom. "K-Max". 5.0 Mustang, May 2002, p. 151-153, 155-158, 160.
    Installing MM's new K-Member on 5.0's open-track project machine for out-of-this-world handling.
  • Wilson, Tom. "Starting Behind". 5.0 Mustang, February 2002, p. 125-26, 128, 130, 132.
    Beginning an open-track project with Maximum Motorsports' rear suspension.
  • Ford, Jeff. "The Pavement Pounder". Mustang Monthly, January 2002, p. 22-24.
    This article reviews various Mustangs for road racing and autocrossing. It lists Maximum Motorsports as a source for parts.

2001 and earlier

  • Baur, Steve. "Horse's Mouth". Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, October 2001, p. 22-24.
    Running MM's parts, the Gladney Brothers' GB 400 R claimed victory in the Super Production class of the SCCA Double Regional event. Driver Ed Inclan also took second place overall.
  • Rawlins, Matt. "How-to: Maximum Motorsports Rear Swaybar". Mustang Monthly, August 2001, p. 71-75.
    Fine-tuning your Mustang's rear suspension with Maximum Motorsports' adjustable rear swaybar.
  • Wilson, Tom. "Test Bred". 5.0 Mustang, August 2001, p. 159-162.
    Maximum Motorsports' Shop Car develops parts - and wins customers.
  • Wallace, Sky. "Getting Out of a Bind". Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords, May 2001, p. 119-126, 128.
    Taking the "bind" out of Mustang suspensions with a Torque-arm from Maximum Motorsports.
  • Lawrence, James. "Grip In A Box". 5.0 Mustang, December 1998, p.24-28
    Maximum Motorsports offers a mail-order "Vette-killing" street suspension for $2,000. The published slalom time (72.5 mph) tied for the third fastest slalom time ever recorded by Motor Trend.