There are a ton of good disc brake packages out there for 1st Gens so you really just need to decide how much you want to spend. The carefull with fitment,what fits in a 16" aluminum wheel may not fit in a 16" steel wheel.
As for the suspension first off make sure all of the steerign gear is in good shape,replace as needed with Moog Problem Solver HD parts or NAPA equivalent. Replace the lower control arm bushings with either Moog or Delalum bushings. For the rest of the front suspension there are several ways to go. The factory suspension and steering geometry is (as you know) terrible. You can put bandaids on it but just stiffening everything up until the car is unpleasant to drive or you can fix the geometry and then embellish as you see fit. The angle of the upper arms needs to change. The G mod helps but can cause alignment issues especially if you also lower the car much. That said I recommend it even with many of our suspension packages. The G mod takes the bad geometry and makes it kinda indifferent. You can do much better these days. We have several levels of packages to do that,if you`re interested check out our site. The bumpsteer issue used to be fixed by racers by heating and bending the steering arms (with varying degrees of success). Today you can easily fix it with our tall stud tie rod ends or with one of two new spindles (FatMan or ATS) with relocated steering arm mounting holes. The FatMan spindles are a 2" drop spindle and taller for better geometry but use original bearings and brakes. The ATS units are forged aluminum,and offer better geometry and other advantages but they require the use of 17" wheels. If you`d like the same great geometry with stock spindles we can do that too. Most mods that make any meaningful improvement to the geometry will require some sort of aftermarket upper arms with revised dimensions in order to achieve a decent performance alignment. Adj. upper arms are a nice option because they let you set the alignment however you like with no compromises and no shims. A 1" front bar is often all that`s necessary with revised geometry. In the rear a good set of performance multi leafs will usually do the job just fine. Up front you want springs with a 550-650lb/in rate for good performance and ride. Don`t forget a GOOD set of shocks,don`t cut corners here because they can pay you back bigtime in performance and ride quality. Bilsteins or Konis are an excellent choice or you can step up to a good adj. shocks like the Varishock if you want to get fancy. Last but certainly not least install a good set of subframe connectors! They make a big difference in handling and make the car much tighter all around. Mark SC&C
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