79-93 mustang k member brace February 04, 2013, 08:00:35 PM Will the 79-93 mustang k member brace fit the 83 tbird? Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #1 – February 05, 2013, 12:03:32 AM The 83-85 T-birds/Cougars have the same K-member as the 79-93 Mustang. The 86-88 cars have the K-member with the goofy engine mounts. You should be fine bolting the Mustang brace to your 83 Thunderbird. Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #2 – February 05, 2013, 03:22:10 AM Thanks, I was just curious, I know alot of guys back in the day looked for the convertables to get them off of. Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #3 – February 08, 2013, 11:35:46 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;408831The 83-85 T-birds/Cougars have the same K-member as the 79-93 Mustang. *shakes head*Nope. The 83-85 TBird/Cougar K-members aren't the same as the Fox Mustang. They use the same control arms and motor mounts, but dimensionally they are not the same. WAAAAAY back when, I tried to fit a Kenny Brown 4-point K-member brace on the old '83 TBird...didn't work. Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #4 – February 08, 2013, 01:56:36 PM Even of the 83-85's are different, can a mustang k work? Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #5 – February 08, 2013, 02:49:10 PM Quote from: Score602;408948Even of the 83-85's are different, can a mustang k work? They are not the same. None of them. Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #6 – February 09, 2013, 11:51:23 AM Do they make one for the thunderbird? Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #7 – February 10, 2013, 11:58:35 AM You can make em work it just is a pain. I got a Q1 Tubular K member for 79-93 Fox bodies on my 87 Tbird drag car. I just ovaled some of the mounting holes with a die grinder and rasp. I know you can make em work on any fox cougar/tbird. Just don't think it is a simple "Bolt on" , kinda like fox body long tube headers, it can be done just tedious at times. My buddy had the same setup on his 4 eyed tbird so I know it fits on the early fox birds/cougs as well. Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #8 – February 10, 2013, 08:56:52 PM Quote from: canadiancarguy;409042You can make em work it just is a pain. I got a Q1 Tubular K member for 79-93 Fox bodies on my 87 Tbird drag car. I just ovaled some of the mounting holes with a die grinder and rasp. I know you can make em work on any fox cougar/tbird. Just don't think it is a simple "Bolt on" , kinda like fox body long tube headers, it can be done just tedious at times. My buddy had the same setup on his 4 eyed tbird so I know it fits on the early fox birds/cougs as well.He wasn't asking about the K-member...he was asking about a K-member brace. Quote Selected
79-93 mustang k member brace Reply #9 – February 12, 2013, 06:45:17 PM Quote from: Chuck W;408944*shakes head*Nope. The 83-85 TBird/Cougar K-members aren't the same as the Fox Mustang. They use the same control arms and motor mounts, but dimensionally they are not the same. WAAAAAY back when, I tried to fit a Kenny Brown 4-point K-member brace on the old '83 TBird...didn't work. Huh I always thought they were the same. Thanks for setting me straight :). Quote Selected