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What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #15 –
man vin, that thing turned out beautiful.
louie  :birdsmily:
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It seemed like a good idea at the time.        88TC R.I.P.      88 Sport build in progress

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #16 –
What,you haven't seen it?Have you been gone or something?LOL.LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #17 –
Very nice, Vinnie. Keep up the good work. BTW, nice addition of the Hurst pistol grip handle.
2003 Marauder 300B
1996-97 Cobra wheel straight but weathered (For Sale)
84 TC manual shifter handle no  (For Sale)

BTW, I had a 1988 T-Bird Sport way back when. I found out that it was totalled shortly after trading it in. It still has the ignition switch recall to date.

Special thanx to EricCoolCats for showing me to this site.:bowdown:

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #18 –
vinnie... do you HAVE brakes :-p cant really see them lol looks nice tho

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #19 –
how full was your gas tank? On my car, I lose almost 3 inches in the rear with a full tank, but I'm sure my springs are worn out pretty good. It looks like it really didn't drop too much in the rear, and the front seems more or less perfect for looks at least. Hows the spring rate? is it more bouncy, or less? New springs or used?
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

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #20 –
They were used springs.The car actually doesn't feel much different at all in the ride quality,but when you take a corner,you can tell a difference.A lot less "lean".The rear sits as it does because the Sport has air shocks right now and I keep the rear up a little so when I load the trunk,it doesn't squat.If I let more air out of the lines,it'll sit another inch lower in the rear.Eventually I'll buy the Mustang shocks I want and install my ChuckW shock mounts.That'll make a difference.Until then,it stays at it is.I can't go lower in the front.I'm really pushing the limits with the Mach 1 spoiler.Any lower and I'll be dragging on everything.

Roy,I'm using the pistol grip because it' comfortable,and I also have a Hurst billet shifter underneath it.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #21 –
Forgot about your air springs.
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

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #22 –
If you want to keep air shocks, but end up with more of a "performance" shock, use the Chuck's adapters and run Monroe MA777 shocks. The 777s are made for a Ford van, and thus are valved quite stiffly when used in a car, but have about the same compressed and extended lengths as Mustang shocks. I used to run these in my ASC/McLaren and they worked quite nicely.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill
"as if 'religion' were something God invented, and not His statement to us of certain quite unalterable facts about His own nature." -C.S. Lewis

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #23 –
Quote from: ProTouring442;296578
If you want to keep air shocks, but end up with more of a "performance" shock, use the Chuck's adapters and run Monroe MA777 shocks. The 777s are made for a Ford van, and thus are valved quite stiffly when used in a car, but have about the same compressed and extended lengths as Mustang shocks. I used to run these in my ASC/McLaren and they worked quite nicely.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill


Hmmmmm,I'll remember that.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #24 –
vin, i just thought about something. it seems like my car sits at the same height as yours does with the mustang springs, could you measure from the ground to the fender lip front and rear? what size are your tires?
Currently Birdless but never Foxless

86 Mustang GT

Hey Vinnie

Reply #25 –
What springs were on your car in the first picture?
William

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #26 –
Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;297128
vin, i just thought about something. it seems like my car sits at the same height as yours does with the mustang springs, could you measure from the ground to the fender lip front and rear? what size are your tires?

I'll measure when I get home this evening and post the front and rear.My tires and wheels are as follows....

Rear---17x10's with 275 40 17 tires

Front---17x9's with 255 40 17 tires...no spacers,no rub.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #27 –
Quote from: 88 Blackbird 5.0;297134
What springs were on your car in the first picture?


Same springs from the SN95 in both pics.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #28 –
In the first pic, your car sits noticeably higher than in the 2nd pic.  I notice you have different wheels and a different header panel too.

Quote from: vinnietbird;297137
Same springs from the SN95 in both pics.
William

What SN-95 springs did for the Sport....

Reply #29 –
my car has 84 mustang gt springs in the front, and i could tell no difference in the ride height or quality with them installed....everything i have read says 79-93 springs give bad ride quality
Currently Birdless but never Foxless

86 Mustang GT