>>Mustang Rear Shock Install w/ Pics

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>>Mustang Rear Shock Install w/ Pics

Reply #45 – October 19, 2006, 03:54:53 PM

Quote from: Aerocoupe;109105

Wrong. End of story.
Darren

Well Darren, be you right or wrong. You've tainted your credibility with such disrespect.

Oh and you are completely wrong about spindles ass-hole.

And Chuck, if you decide to waist your time with this jagoff, my 83 is a March of 83 so if any 83 is going to have different parts it will. So if you want to compare to it then we could.

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Reply #46 – October 19, 2006, 05:59:35 PM

No need to get nasty.

I just want to know what the actual differences were, or at least where they are rumored to be so I can compare this info between my 83 and my 84. All my cars have been 83-85's (2 of each). My silver '83 is a June 83.

I have run into the different hole spacing on the spindles before myself. I suppose I can measure on the 84TC since it still have the original brakes on it. I modified a set of early spindles (read machined) to accept the later struts (I could get boxes full of new taoke-offs at work..so instead of buying new ones,...mod a set of spindles..) Only ran into it once though...and never thought much of it since seeing as I don't keep Fox brakes on my cars any more.

I'm curious about the geometry more than anything.

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Reply #47 – October 22, 2006, 11:06:12 PM

I got an email from John G. with pricing information:

Quote from: John G.

Front Strut Inserts: retail 204.00 each

Rear Shocks: retail 176.00 each

On another note...it looks like Aerocoupe's posts have disappeared.

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Reply #48 – October 22, 2006, 11:15:10 PM

I think someone took his ball and went home...

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Reply #49 – October 23, 2006, 08:25:26 AM

*SIGH*

Personally I was very curious what the supposed differences were....(since I'm all up on the 83-84's)

I guess I'll take a couple quick measurments from the 84 XR-7 since it is stripped and ready to go away, and then when I get some time I'll compare to the 83.

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Reply #50 – December 21, 2006, 04:35:17 PM

I didn't read all five pages of this thread but:

about 2 years ago I was going to put front and rear coil-overs on my 88 TC (didn't end up using them). But I ordered a six piece strut/shock set from a mustang site online (basic kyb's for an 89 mustang) and long story short, after taking the coil-overs back off, I am still running mustang shocks...? Do they work on 87-88 TC's and just not other 'birds or is something strange here?

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Reply #51 – December 22, 2006, 07:01:43 AM

What springs are you using?

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Reply #52 – December 22, 2006, 07:09:03 AM

Quote from: booksix;119592

I didn't read all five pages of this thread but:

about 2 years ago I was going to put front and rear coil-overs on my 88 TC (didn't end up using them). But I ordered a six piece strut/shock set from a mustang site online (basic kyb's for an 89 mustang) and long story short, after taking the coil-overs back off, I am still running mustang shocks...? Do they work on 87-88 TC's and just not other 'birds or is something strange here?

Nope..what you had to do was REALLY compress the ass end of the car to get the shock to bolt up.... 80-88Tbird shock are all the same and are longer than the Mustang ones. It's no mystery.
I know when you jacked up the rear of the car with those Mustang shocks on it, there was nil, of any axle droop.....

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Reply #53 – December 25, 2006, 12:16:27 AM

Springs I'm not sure.... we had a mix up and they are either stock TC or 5.0 mustang with ride height adjusters under them. But idk...of course I believe you Chuck, but I REALLY don't remember it being a c at all to get them in. Definitely no sitting on or jumping up and pushing the car down.... But I'll make note of the drop when I work on my exhaust in a couple weeks...

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Reply #54 – June 05, 2007, 08:27:25 PM

Oooo... I need to retype this (even though it isn't really needed anymore), but I found the pics on my computer so I reattached them.