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Technical => Suspension/Steering => Topic started by: 83TB on February 04, 2013, 08:00:35 PM

Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: 83TB on February 04, 2013, 08:00:35 PM
Will the 79-93 mustang k member brace fit the 83 tbird?
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: thunderjet302 on February 05, 2013, 12:03:32 AM
The 83-85 T-birds/Cougars have the same K-member as the 79-93 Mustang. The 86-88 cars have the K-member with the goofy engine mounts. You should be fine bolting the Mustang brace to your 83 Thunderbird.
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: 83TB on February 05, 2013, 03:22:10 AM
Thanks, I was just curious, I know alot of guys back in the day looked for the convertables to get them off of.
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: Chuck W on February 08, 2013, 11:35:46 AM
Quote from: thunderjet302;408831
The 83-85 T-birds/Cougars have the same K-member as the 79-93 Mustang.

*shakes head*

Nope. The 83-85 TBird/Cougar K-members aren't the same as the Fox Mustang. They use the same control arms and motor mounts, but dimensionally they are not the same. WAAAAAY back when, I tried to fit a Kenny Brown 4-point K-member brace on the old '83 TBird...didn't work.
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: Score602 on February 08, 2013, 01:56:36 PM
Even of the 83-85's are different, can a mustang k work?
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: Chuck W on February 08, 2013, 02:49:10 PM
Quote from: Score602;408948
Even of the 83-85's are different, can a mustang k work?

They are not the same.  None of them.
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: 83TB on February 09, 2013, 11:51:23 AM
Do they make one for the thunderbird?
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: canadiancarguy on February 10, 2013, 11:58:35 AM
You can make em work it just is a pain. I got a Q1 Tubular K member for 79-93 Fox bodies on my 87 Tbird drag car. I just ovaled some of the mounting holes with a die grinder and rasp. I know you can make em work on any fox cougar/tbird. Just don't think it is a simple "Bolt on" , kinda like fox body long tube headers, it can be done just tedious at times. My buddy had the same setup on his 4 eyed tbird so I know it fits on the early fox birds/cougs as well.
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: Chuck W on February 10, 2013, 08:56:52 PM
Quote from: canadiancarguy;409042
You can make em work it just is a pain. I got a Q1 Tubular K member for 79-93 Fox bodies on my 87 Tbird drag car. I just ovaled some of the mounting holes with a die grinder and rasp. I know you can make em work on any fox cougar/tbird. Just don't think it is a simple "Bolt on" , kinda like fox body long tube headers, it can be done just tedious at times. My buddy had the same setup on his 4 eyed tbird so I know it fits on the early fox birds/cougs as well.

He wasn't asking about the K-member...he was asking about a K-member brace.
Title: 79-93 mustang k member brace
Post by: thunderjet302 on February 12, 2013, 06:45:17 PM
Quote from: Chuck W;408944
*shakes head*

Nope. The 83-85 TBird/Cougar K-members aren't the same as the Fox Mustang. They use the same control arms and motor mounts, but dimensionally they are not the same. WAAAAAY back when, I tried to fit a Kenny Brown 4-point K-member brace on the old '83 TBird...didn't work.

Huh I always thought they were the same. Thanks for setting me straight :).