How to Make a Muscle Car Handle
Filed in archive Muscle Cars by Philip Powell on July 01, 2007

I'm sometimes accused of tuning out when it comes to muscle cars
, not giving them their due when the collector car world is prepared to pay outrageous prices for a rare, or even not-so-rare, example. Let me explain. I was test driving cars for various media during the muscle car era and had first-hand experience with most such vehicles. The acceleration was neck-snapping, as it should be when a monster V-8 is stuffed into a compact or mid-size body. Handling, however, left a lot to be desired, especially when compared to the European cars we were also testing. By today's standards, they're less secure through a corner than your average minivan. At least that's the opinion of Hemmings Motor Newsletter, which made me aware, via its latest issue, of a new line of suspension mods aimed at making muscle cars handle as they should have in the beginning. The Hemmings article informs us that tuner company Global West has developed a line of bolt-on suspension and brake components that "improve vehicle handling through enhanced geometry and reduced deflection." Not being a tech guy I won't go into the nuts-and-bolts of how they work but I'm sufficiently impressed with the variety of parts available and the range of cars to which they can be attached. Given a chance to drive one I might even begin to tune in.Permalink: How to Make a Muscle Car Handle
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