Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #15 – October 13, 2006, 10:33:10 AM how did it ride? low low did that but it and what else did you do on the front suspenion? any rubbing problems? Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #16 – October 13, 2006, 10:38:54 AM I remember it riding fine, but I don't mind a rough ride. I don't remember it ever rubbing at all. Tire size was 225/50-16 up front and 245/50-16 in the rear. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #17 – October 13, 2006, 01:51:43 PM Welcome! Nice collection. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #18 – October 13, 2006, 06:30:32 PM what else did you use do to the suspention? stock struts and what shocks were you running in the rear Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #19 – October 15, 2006, 04:00:35 PM good to see another dfwstanger over here. also glad to see you back in a bird. if you want to swap out some intior stuff from an 87 TC let me know, in stripping down my spare for trck duty. in north east of you in Corrinth just south of denton..glad to have you. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #20 – October 15, 2006, 09:06:35 PM Quote from: 46Tbird;108329The blue '86 had a set of Ford Motorsport M-5300-C springs with one coil cut off the front. Here's another .You didn't use the C's on the rear did you?Ick!I think the C's on the rfont are low enough already w/o chopping more off. Mine rides on C's in the front at the moment. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #21 – October 16, 2006, 11:01:32 AM lmao.Yeah, I did run the Cs all the way around. What's wrong with that? Besides, this was 12 years ago...Hey 4bangen. I figured I'd find someone from that site over here. Cougar 8689, I had the piest shocks and struts ever on that car - Monroe Sensatracs. I thought they would be cool (they had just come out) but they were soggy most of the time and didn't "firm up" as advertised until you were nearly bottomed out. Stiff springs and soft dampeners is the WRONG way to suspend a car... Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #22 – October 16, 2006, 11:12:08 AM Quote from: 46Tbird;108692lmao.Yeah, I did run the Cs all the way around. What's wrong with that? Besides, this was 12 years ago......It's just they are WAY too light (load rating wise) for the ass end of these cars. They were marginal for the GT hatchbacks when you looked at the numbers. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #23 – October 16, 2006, 11:22:36 AM 300lbs / inch is too light??http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=272That's a pretty stiff linear spring. Your car drops less than an inch with a 300lb person in the back seat? It must ride pretty rough. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #24 – October 16, 2006, 11:27:35 AM Spring rate and load rating are two different things....I'm talking about load rating.The load rating of the C-kit rears is maybe 600# IIRC....the stock TBird/Cougar springs is about 900#...per spring. SN-95 stuff is between 700-800#. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #25 – October 16, 2006, 11:32:40 AM Ah, gotcha.Well I didn't tow anything with it. :D It seemed fine at the time... lol. Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #26 – October 16, 2006, 11:40:49 AM Well part of the issue with the C-kits having such a low load rating is that they are so short....not much travel before complete collapsing. I really like the fronts though... Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #27 – October 16, 2006, 12:01:31 PM Yeah, I do remember that. You had to be careful when jacking it up to make sure the rear springs didn't just fall out... Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #28 – October 16, 2006, 12:09:09 PM Testing to see if this sig works... Quote Selected
Come say Hi to the FNG... Reply #29 – October 16, 2006, 04:03:00 PM hey want to come help me lower my 87tc?:)I was wondering when you where gona get another bird. Quote Selected
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