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Tube K Member/rear control arms

so heres my question I have an 86 Thunderbird and im wondering if a tube k member for a fox or sn95 mustang as well as the rear control arms fit on my thunderbird with out major modifications of parts or the car.
86 Tbird 3.8 auto soon to be 5.0 AOD I hope

89 mustang GT convertible donor car

94 explorer xlt

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #1 –
adjustable upper and lower rear control arms will fit. The Fox cat/birds arms are longer, but adjusting them out will fit. The 79-93 tubular K member will bolt on with little modification. I was told that washers as spacers were needed to make it all line up correctly.

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Lightningbird;251745
adjustable upper and lower rear control arms will fit. The Fox cat/birds arms are longer, but adjusting them out will fit.



Not entirely true.  TBird/Cougar uppers are over an 1" longer and that is out of the realm of adjustment of most adjustable Mustang ones.  The lowers are close enough (3/8"-1/2") that adjustable Mustang ones will work.  There are vendors that make Tbird/Cougar-specific rear control arms.
There are SEVERAL threads that already discuss this.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #3 –
I JUST had this talk with Daminc.He has convinced me that I need the rear control arms (tubular).Less than $200.00 shipped.Not bad at all.
'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..

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #4 –
UPR sells a set for a mustang with a 9" rear that adjust to the perfect length 1" longer then the mustang ones. These are the ones I got.
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #5 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;251780
I JUST had this talk with Daminc.He has convinced me that I need the rear control arms (tubular).Less than $200.00 shipped.Not bad at all.



Vinnie-is that all four of them? If so where's the link?

Ken

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #6 –
It is all 4 of them with the CoolCat discount...shipped.Thanks Daminc for hooking me up.

http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-77.htm

Everybody buy them.
'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..

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #7 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;251810
It is all 4 of them with the CoolCat discount...shipped.Thanks Daminc for hooking me up.
 
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-77.htm
 
Everybody buy them.

Thats not for all ajustable, I paid more a while back.
 
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-103.htm
 
Before discount, and thats just the lowers. you may want to go with the lower ajustable now in case you want to change ride hight now. because we all change are minds as we build.LOL,  As noted here if you use the ajustable with stock springs it will raise the rear!
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #8 –
I won't be lowering the rear of the Sport much at all....if any.I'm going to buy the set that Daminc bought and sell my bushings that I bought and let it be.I don't want it too low,in this part of the country,I need a little ground clearance.The front is my main problem.I can almost walk under the car.
'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..

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #9 –
Then you need bigger tires to make it look right, " TRUST ME " he he, you can do a minny tub to fit them.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #11 –
I bought the black ones to match all the black underneath. I'm not into the flashy sort of thing. LOL
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Tube K Member/rear control arms

Reply #12 –
thanks for the help. I havent done much research on the site yet or in general acctually ive had the bird sitting in my yard for a while and finally decided to do something with it when a tree fell on my 89 Gt
86 Tbird 3.8 auto soon to be 5.0 AOD I hope

89 mustang GT convertible donor car

94 explorer xlt