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Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Chooglin on November 21, 2009, 02:59:37 PM

Need help !!!

I am looking into getting some frame rail brackets ,for a quad shock setup on my 1983 Thunderbird.it looks to me,that the bolt holes on my frame rail,are on the bottom of the rail and not the sides.what year Mustang or Thunderbird, should I be looking for,to get these brackets from?

also,on the passenger side,it looks like the gas tank is going to interfere with the shock on that side.any help on this,would be apriciated.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: 1BadBird on November 21, 2009, 03:53:08 PM

The quads don't mount towards the inside of the frame. they mount between the frame and tires. Thus the reason alot of people take them off when running overly large tires.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Beau on November 21, 2009, 04:26:32 PM

I'm pretty sure Mustang's quad shocks brackets go on the side rather than the bottom. Any Sport/TC/XR7 should have the brackets you need.

Title: pics of right side, left similar
Post by: t3skidoo on November 21, 2009, 05:45:36 PM

bolts go through bottom of frame rail, bracket moves quad to side. not sure how the 85 tank differs from the 83's.

quads are a bandaid. stagger the rear vertical shocks like the '68CJ.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Chooglin on November 21, 2009, 05:56:37 PM

thank for the pics t3skidoo,they really helped.

does anyone have these brackets,that they would like to sale?

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Beau on November 21, 2009, 05:58:36 PM

I'll take a few pics here in a sec of the Stang 8.8 quad brackets, AND my Tbird quad brackets to show the differences.

Of course, this is on an '88 (tbird, stang is an 89) your's could very well be different, I'm not sure. Anyway, pics coming up.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Chooglin on November 21, 2009, 06:10:07 PM

thanks FTF.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Chooglin on November 21, 2009, 06:15:43 PM

It looks like I need brackets, just like the ones
Skidoo posted.

I will have to relocate the hole that is on the bracket,attached to the axle, because I have a 86 Mustang rearend, that will be replacing the 7.5 ,that is currently in the car.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: V8Demon on November 21, 2009, 07:05:29 PM

Read here:

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=21537

Being that my 7.5 is built rather stoutly, I've no intention of swapping it out so I'm on a never ending quest to find one of those FRPP kits that are now discontinued.....

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Chooglin on November 21, 2009, 07:19:50 PM

thanks Demon,great thread.

I can make those brackets fairly easy,but it would be eisier if I could just buy them.:D

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: 83Heritage on November 23, 2009, 07:41:41 AM

I put the quad shock setup on my '83. I used the brackets and rear axle from an '88 TC. The gas tank does not interfere with them. I will try to snap some pictures for you, but it is down for the winter and it is not easy to get to the passenger side.

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: vinnietbird on November 23, 2009, 08:04:05 AM

I have the brackets from the rear I bought the other day (I grabbed the quads as well).

Title: Quad shock setup.
Post by: Chooglin on November 23, 2009, 06:22:52 PM

Quote from: vinnietbird;299878

I have the brackets from the rear I bought the other day (I grabbed the quads as well).

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