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Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Just got the Mach 1 springs in. The front sits just about the same (it had broken TC springs before) but the rear came WAY down. Gotta love those adjustable CHE arms - I raised the seat about 1-1/4", just like Cougar5.0 did with his Mach springs.

I still may adjust the rear down a bit, but won't know for sure until I get the car on some even ground. Which is gonna have to wait until the salt is gone off the roads. Which, the way things are going, will likely be around July.  But I digress.

Before:


After:





...And the broken TC front spring:



, I can't wait to drive this frickin' car...:burnout:
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #1 –
Looks alot better.
88 TC with 93 GT 5.0 (.030 over), XE266HR Compcam, SVO 1.6 Roller Rockers, BBK underdrives, BBK 1 5/8" headers, 2 1/2" exhuast with Americian Thunder Flowmaster lers. Tremec 5 speed and 3.73's and alot of other goodies to list.....

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #2 –
Nice! I like the springs - they are just a bit stiffer feeling than the stock units which I find helps handling without significant loss of comfort :D I may lower mine a tad too once I get the new 17" wheels and 275/40/17 tires on there. Gotta see how close the tire is to the fender lip whch will depend on how wide the tires are at the shoulder.
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #3 –
Very nice !!! The car is looking great so far. I need to bring mine down about an inch and a half in the front.The rear is fine.
'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..

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #4 –
MUCH better....

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #5 –
Looks good, definatly gonna add that to my list of future parts to get.
85 Tbird 5.0
78 F150 351w
13 F150 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #6 –
Nice about how much do those springs cost? looks good.
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1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily:

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #7 –
Quote from: Cougar5.0;210355
Nice! I like the springs - they are just a bit stiffer feeling than the stock units which I find helps handling without significant loss of comfort :D I may lower mine a tad too once I get the new 17" wheels and 275/40/17 tires on there. Gotta see how close the tire is to the fender lip whch will depend on how wide the tires are at the shoulder.

That's another thing I'm gonna wait for - I'll be putting the TC wheels on and the tires will be at least an inch greater in diameter (225/60-15 on it now, 225/60-16 at the least will be going on)

Quote from: 88FoxBird;210385
Looks good, definatly gonna add that to my list of future parts to get.
If you wanna use the rears you've gotta use adjustable lower control arms. The Mustang springs are about 3" shorter than the stock T-Bird units.

Quote from: Carpimp1987;210386
Nice about how much do those springs cost? looks good.

You can buy 'em new for $200/set of four. I bought these used from a member of the board.

One nice thing about the shorter springs is that no spring compressors were needed to install 'em up front. They popped right in. As for removing the old ones - the right TC spring pretty much fell out, too, because it was broken at the top. The left side just took some careful prying with a long pry bar to pop out.
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #8 –
CHE arms have been in my list since they came out lol, but thanks for the heads up on getting the adjustable lowers.
85 Tbird 5.0
78 F150 351w
13 F150 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #9 –
looks awesome! i think you will love them. they handle realy decent but dont chatter your teeth out on bumps...i love em'
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
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~John~

Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #10 –
looks great, can't wait to hear about the road test on these.
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Sky-butt no more (Mach 1 springs in)

Reply #11 –
It looks alot better now. I was thinking Mach springs but i'm not sure if its going to bring it down enough for me.

I have the total opposite problem that you did. My rear sits 25 7/16 on the driver and 25 3/8 on the pass. side the front is sitting at about 27 1/4 driver and just a little higher on the passenger. 22 year old springs!
1986 Cougar LS