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Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

So I found out why my car bounces like a  on the highway and hits hard on the pot holes. About 5 months ago I had cut some SN95's front springs and also put in some lightly used Fox Body Tokico's. I also had MM CC plates from the previous owner. Got everything aligned and it was okay for a lil while. A few months ago it rode worse kinda felt like it was all over the road and I attributed that to not having a Bump Steer Kit. I get the thing on a lift yesterday and noticed my pass side strut is soaked in oil and also a slightly tweaked pushed up CC plate as well. So I want to fix it the right way for safety reasons obviously but I also want to know why the plate actually bent up so I can try to prevent it. I know I hit a few ugly pot holes in the past so maybe that's all it takes.

-So im thinking of buying actual lowering springs for a SN-95 but how much of a drop, for a v-6 or v-8, and at what rate ? (progressive or specific)

-I cant really afford Konis so any suggestions for a cheaper alternative for front struts?? And also should I get SN95's or Fox body struts..im pretty sure the length is the difference between the two.

1988 T.C.
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #1 –
I would contact mm those plates should not bend

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #2 –
I did just email them about buying a single replacement plate and did mention that it bent. Im not the type of complain unless its a total piece of  and frankly im blaming either having cut springs or the terrible roads here. I was thinking about it and in a stock suspension setup when you fully compress the tire into the wheel well what stops it? The spring or strut?
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #3 –
FROM MM's site
Caster/Camber Plate Warranty
Maximum Motorsports provides a warranty on all MM Caster/Camber Plates against spherical bearing failure and plate bending. This warranty applies only to the original retail purchaser of genuine MM Caster/Camber Plates purchased after January 1, 2003; it does not apply to damage sustained in a crash. If the spherical bearing fails or the plate bends we will provide a replacement component for free.

To bad my car came with the MM CC plates and they never gave me any receipt for em so I have no clue when they were purchased.
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #4 –
Just thinking out loud here, but because the strut had no pressure in it and allowed it to bottom out very rapidly is why the plate bent. I could be wrong but I think in most cases the strut limits the travel, some struts will have a rubber bump stop at the top for just this reason. Normally they compress at a rate that the c/c plate or strut tower can handle.

Use the SN 95 frt struts, I am pretty sure they have more travel than earlier mustang struts.

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #5 –
Quote from: bodyman;427637

Use the SN 95 frt struts, I am pretty sure they have more travel than earlier mustang struts.

The only reason I was thinking they wouldn't work was because with the fact that the car is lowered it would cause issues with the strut bottoming out. Mainly because I thought the fox shocks were shorter than the SN95's. I think if end up getting sn95's ill get some monro struts or something cheap along those lines in case they blow out quickly for whatever.
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #6 –
those plates are designed for coil overs which puts all the weight of the front end on the plates

I really don't see how they would bend . But things happen
 

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #7 –
Dont underestimate the really deep shi*ty potholes here in CT lol. If you combine that with low pro 17's and a blown strut im guessing its a possibility lol.
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #8 –
Yea I could imagine

My dad bent a strut hitting a pot hole

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #9 –
Check out this guy lol
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88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #10 –
Holy $hit

That's way worse than I imagined

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #11 –
Your telling me..just saw it but who knows how long its been like that. Might explain why this thing is all over the road sometimes lol. After I fix everything im gonna get the bump steer kit as well.
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #12 –
I would sent that pic to mm just to see what they say

They gotta have a comment lol

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #13 –
I did a little while ago to see what they recommend I replace..who knows maybe they'll toss me a bone. Either way ill report back.
88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed..Full exhaust, K and N, Boost Controller

Ah blown strut and tweaked CC plate lol suggestions please!!

Reply #14 –
Yea you never know