Front suspension questions
 

Well, after an 11 year hiatus I am finally going to be racing again in 2019. A lot has changed in that time of course and I have a couple questions. I used to race my 91 Mustang in Stock but started the conversion to SS/AS in 2007. Back then I modified the stock cross member for pan clearance and a Pinto style steering rack and re-used the stock A-arms. So, what am I allowed to use for a front cross member and control arms in SS/AS in 2018-19?

Re: Front suspension questions
 

Unless you build a FWD car, nothing has changed is you have a RWD car. I spent lots of time sending letters to NHRA to allow the replacement of the K member with a tubular type and retain the OEM lower control arms and it was rejected.
This is the reason why I ended turning my RWD car into a Comp Super Modified car.

Re: Front suspension questions
 

No kidding? Man I would have thought the NHRA would have changed that by now. I was asking because I know of two cars that run Modified Stock that used to run IHRA and switch to NHRA occasionally that have tubular cross members and have gotten by with it. I was hoping to gain a little room but I don't want to risk it. Thanks for the info!

Re: Front suspension questions
 

You need the stock A arms , but you can modify the stock front cross member to make it easier to remove the oil pan .

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That's what I have already done. Just figured it would be a little less bulky if I could run a tubular cross member. No big deal. Pretty crappy that they allow the FWD stuff all the goodies. Thanks.