Chassisworks Front Clip and Suspension

Words: Richard Holdener

Muscle cars are all the rage, and for good reason. Nothing works better than a classic Mustang (or Camaro) for that nostalgic trip down memory lane. You can drive down the road in a new muscle car that makes 1,000 hp, and you won’t get the looks generated by even a lowly 6-cylinder, classic muscle car. Though it’s all thumbs up in your classic ride, our problem with nostalgia is we remember these cars to be much better than they actually were. As good as a classic pony car looks, they can’t hold a candle to modern machinery when it comes to simple things like ride quality, braking and handling. It really isn’t fair to compare vehicles from different generations, but what if there was a way to combine the classic looks of a muscle car with the handling, braking and performance that betters even modern machinery? Enter Chris Alston’s Chassisworks.

The front clips are available in a variety of different configurations. This clip for 1965-70 Mustang applications was designed to accept a splined anti-roll bar and featured full sub-frame connection (also available from the firewall forward).

Truth be told, Chassisworks offers all manner of performance hardware, including front clips, full suspension, and rear ends, to say nothing of chassis and roll cage kits, brake systems, and body and interior sheet metal. With so much to choose from, it was difficult to decide where to start, but we were most curious about the weld-in front clips and attending suspension options for popular muscle car applications. To that end, we followed along while the experts at Chassisworks installed one of their suspension systems on a new front clip designed for a 1965-70 Mustang application (ours was a 1967).

Available in two different configurations, the clip was designed to replace the factory offerings from the firewall forward, or (like ours) with sub-frame extensions. Even if your factory clip is not rusted or busted from use or abuse, the Chassisworks front clip is stronger, allows for a wide variety of popular Ford and Chevy engine options (including LS) and, best of all, will accept a complete suspension system that puts the factory components to shame.

Since not every muscle car owner is looking to build the same car, Chassisworks offers no less than five different suspension systems that bolt right to the new front clip. Check out the photos for a rundown on the installation, but know that whatever your muscle car needs, Chris Alston knows how to make a chassis work!