Tubular K-Member/ Coil-Over Kit

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Tubular K-Member/ Coil-Over Kit

Reply #15 – December 25, 2014, 09:26:33 AM

I will be installing my UPR chromemoly K member (for a 79-93 fox stang) sometime in the next couple of weeks in the 88 TC. I mocked it up and after checking everything, it looks like a 3/8" spacer will be fine in the upper mount to frame area.
I am also going to use the UPR fox control arms. They should narrow the track width a little which is what I want as my front skinnies are all the away out at the edge of the fender opening and I would like to tuck them in a bit. If I remember correctly, it should move the wheels inboard approx. 1/2"-3/4" on each side.

Tubular K-Member/ Coil-Over Kit

Reply #16 – December 26, 2014, 08:20:52 PM

Pretty good read:

http://forums.stlmustangs.com/index.php?/topic/173678-99-cobra-qa1-k-member-fox-body-a-arms/#

Darren

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Reply #17 – January 16, 2015, 03:28:12 AM

What if your wanting to put in the tubed k - member from the mustangs but want to keep the 2.3 in the 88TC? I understand all the mustang suspension part are fox body

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Reply #18 – January 19, 2015, 01:46:43 PM

They installed 4 cylinders in the Mustangs. I pulled the 4 cylinder out of my Coupe and installed a 5.0 in the same K-member with no mods. With that being said I would say that you could use a Fox Mustang tubular K-member and just use Fox Mustang 4 cylinder mounts to put a four cylinder in the car. I would call someone like Maximum Motorsports to verify this before trying it though.

Darren

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Reply #19 – February 04, 2015, 12:19:22 PM

If I got the aftermarket Mustang K-member will the different motor mounts cause clearance issues anywhere in the Tbird?

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Reply #20 – February 04, 2015, 09:33:29 PM

So, we spent time getting THIS INFO together. It still needs data, as people get their hands on parts. Check out post #23 on dimensions for the 87-88 TBird/Cougar K-member vs the 99-04 cars...

Stock K-members are one thing. (Or several things, if you actually look at how much the dimensions changed. ) Casting about info on AM ones is another, when it comes to dimensions. Without hard numbers for control arm mounting widths and control arm lengths, it's a shoot. Check measurements, or just roll the dice.

The Mustang motor mounts *shouldn't* cause problems, but you *are* dealing with a 20+ year old car and aftermarket parts built for another application, so anything can happen.