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strut/shock choice

Lemme see if I got this right.

When I upgrade my front brakes to 87+, 11".

My strut choices:
 87+ mustang, till what year?
                                      ? 87-88 turbocoupe
                                      ? would sn95 stuff be a better choice?
Mike

strut/shock choice

Reply #1 –
87 to 93 same.
when i put the bigger brakes on mine .i reuse the struts that where on it because they where less than year old.
all you have to do is put a shims where the spndle and strut bolt together. thats how edelbrock got there struts to fit both 5.0 and non 5.0.
 mine, i just cut off  the lower mounts off some old struts( that i had in the trash) and use them for shims. been working 10 yrs.

94-2003 years;
 are the same style strut just longer travel so ford could have the 4X4 looks on those years.
remember it easier to fix them, than to find them after they been crushed.

V6 = juvenile delinquency!

strut/shock choice

Reply #2 –
doing some searching.... looks like the SN95 stuff works fine. 

They have a more diverse choice too.

Anyone ever run bilsteins on stock springs?  Wondering about ride quality.
Mike
 

strut/shock choice

Reply #3 –
The shocks are a little bit short. There is a chart that was posted about all the strut choices for mustangs. With an adapter sold by Chuckw you can get any of them to work.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

strut/shock choice

Reply #4 –
I thought the " shorter" problem was with the 87-93 mustang stuff, and the SN95 stuff was OK?

Anybody?
Mike

strut/shock choice

Reply #5 –
sn-95 stuff is still off. Its closer, but still off. If your droping the car a couple of inches it might work.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

strut/shock choice

Reply #6 –
Rear shocks, I could just buy cougar stuff, 

What about the fronts, I dont want to buy new mounts.
Mike

strut/shock choice

Reply #7 –
Will the sn95 struts fit fine on the front, with no modifications to the car?
Mike

strut/shock choice

Reply #8 –
Strut length tech

strut/shock choice

Reply #9 –
Looks like ill just use the fox mustang struts
Mike

strut/shock choice

Reply #10 –
Good information there, I about through out the old '89 mustang struts when I went to 90/10's on it. Good to know I can reuse them on the bird and not waste a good set of struts.