A-arms interchange July 31, 2006, 01:01:53 PM I was curious. if perhaps people know of the different lengths of A-Arms that will fit our fox bodies.. if i remember correctly the sn-95 A-arms bolt into place but put the wheel/tire assy further out to the sides. Think we can get a list of the differents A-Arms that fit without modifications to our cars? also just a couple other questions. different struts from different cars? what fits what does? benifits of each Etc. Thanks yall Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #1 – July 31, 2006, 01:05:15 PM It depends on the year of car you're talking about.The 83-86 Tbirds/Cougars used the 79-93 Mustang A-arms.The 87-88's are the same length as the 94+ Mustang A-arms, but the SN-95 ball-joints are different and will not work with Fox spindles.This is all pretty much covered on coolcats.net and via a search of this forum...... Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #2 – August 07, 2006, 11:44:55 AM ah ok.. just tryin to see the different ventures with the fox bodies. be it cougar/tbird/stang etc i did find out my 89 2.3 mustang motor mounts wont work in my 84 cougar :-| unless i were to cut n weld stuff. Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #3 – August 07, 2006, 12:28:22 PM Quote from: the_intimidator03 i did find out my 89 2.3 mustang motor mounts wont work in my 84 cougar :-| unless i were to cut n weld stuff.Not sure how that could be (unless the Cougar is not 2.3T) I have both 84 Cougar 2.3T and 89-ish 2.3 Mustang motor mounts in the garage...they are identical. Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #4 – August 07, 2006, 12:59:35 PM my 84 cougar is the 3.8 v6... im tryin to stick a n/a 2.3 in it... it looks as if my 86 mustang 2.3 n/a mounts would work... cept i dont have the metal bracket from the rubber isolator to the engine itself. my 89 2.3 mounts have 2 bolts that go around the rubber isolator (this is off the top of my head atm.) and has two tabs (on 89 stang K-Member) with one side threaded and a bolt that runs through it... you remove that 1 bolt and u can pull the entire 89 engine mount with isolator. Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #5 – August 07, 2006, 01:13:19 PM Trust me..I know how the motor mounts work Sounds like the 89 mounts were taken apart.If you have the 86 ones though...should work fine. Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #6 – August 07, 2006, 02:16:19 PM the problem is im missing the bracket that goes from the engine block to the rubber isolator :-|and i can disasymble and reassymble the 89 mounts how they were on the car... i outta get pictures next time up at the shop im bringin A. what parts of my 86 mounts i have. B. 89 mounts. C. pics of my cougar finally Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #7 – August 10, 2006, 04:29:17 PM Ok im havin issues getting my pic up online but... i have a pic of motor mounts. i beleive there is a bracket that mounts to the cross member that has 2 tabs that go on the inside of the tabs of the actual mount/isolator then the threaded bolt goes through the holes in the tab... Chuck... do ya understand that? if so... that bracket that mounts to cross member is what i do NOT have.. is that what im missing to make the 89 mustang mounts work on my 84 cougar? Sincerely, Eric Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #8 – August 10, 2006, 08:36:59 PM You're missing the K-member adapter brackets that were used on the 4 cyl cars. You might be able to find some in a JY. The 83-84 TCs also use the same adapter bracket as the 2.3NA Mustangs. Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #9 – August 18, 2006, 11:51:38 AM well i have located a 87-93 4 banger stang to get those K-Member brackets for bout 20 bucks me pull em... guess ill get em.. Thanks Chuck for helping me out.. i didnt want to go get a different motor :)) Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #10 – August 18, 2006, 12:07:28 PM Quote from: Chuck WThe 87-88's are the same length as the 94+ Mustang A-arms, but the SN-95 ball-joints are different and will not work with Fox spindles....without modification I assume. I can machine the top part of the mount down so that the nut will engage enough to lock the threads - correct? The taper seems to fit properly otherwise - no? Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #11 – August 18, 2006, 12:53:40 PM Would it not be possible to just use a Fox balljoint in the SN95 control arm? Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #12 – August 18, 2006, 02:12:09 PM You could swap ball-joints as mentioned, or if you're feeling froggy, then yes, machining the spindle down so the ball joint boss is shorter would work too. Quote Selected
A-arms interchange Reply #13 – August 18, 2006, 06:32:39 PM That's what I'm going to do. I got the 2003 Cobra arms and I have no intension of removing the ball joints. i have a milling machine in my garage so machining it is no problem. Quote Selected
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