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lakewood 70/30 or 90/10 fit 88 tbird?

like the title says

i bought some mustang rear shocks, and found out they were too short. i just wanted to know if this is the case for the front struts.

btw- im talking about the 79-93 struts

or is it better to use the sn95's?
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

Re: lakewood 70/30 or 90/10 fit 88 tbird?

Reply #1 –
yes the fronts will work
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Re: lakewood 70/30 or 90/10 fit 88 tbird?

Reply #2 –
Short answer, NO.  Long answer, YES, BUT, you will have to run mustang gt/lx or turbo coupe front brakes...this is because of the difference in thicknesses of the spindles.  The 3.8L and 5.0L t-birds as well as 4-cyl 'stangs all use the same front brakes and the spindles are too wide at the strut mounting point when compared to the turbo coupe or 'stang gt/lx spindles.  IF you decided to swap out to the larger style brakes, PM me, I just did the upgrade a few months ago and could walk you through step by step.

Good luck,
Don
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Re: lakewood 70/30 or 90/10 fit 88 tbird?

Reply #3 –
Quote from: Sick88Tbird
Short answer, NO.  Long answer, YES, BUT, you will have to run mustang gt/lx or turbo coupe front brakes...this is because of the difference in thicknesses of the spindles.  The 3.8L and 5.0L t-birds as well as 4-cyl 'stangs all use the same front brakes and the spindles are too wide at the strut mounting point when compared to the turbo coupe or 'stang gt/lx spindles.  IF you decided to swap out to the larger style brakes, PM me, I just did the upgrade a few months ago and could walk you through step by step.

Good luck,
Don



lakewoods come with a set of shims for the narrower 5.0/3.8 spindles
or they used to  :hick:
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1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
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Re: lakewood 70/30 or 90/10 fit 88 tbird?

Reply #4 –
Mustang shocks can be made to fit with a simple modification to the mounting brackets. Here's a thread on the subject:
 
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617
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Re: lakewood 70/30 or 90/10 fit 88 tbird?

Reply #5 –
Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87
lakewoods come with a set of shims for the narrower 5.0/3.8 spindles
or they used to  :hick:


I see...I was unaware of that.  :bowdown:
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Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads