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TRX wheel project completed !!

Well, I finially got the 460 TC registered and put the TRXs on for a road test. Everything went well. 

Wheel vibration was not an issue.

Project successful....now for shorter front A-arms and rear axles.







Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #1
Here is the link to the original thread on this project for those that may have missed it earlier this year:
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=11867
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #2
looks good
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1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #3
Man that car makes me jealous. Looks great!

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #4
wow,very nice..................no tire rub in the rear?
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
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1983 base model,1969 302 (originally a v6),upraded c5,currently 30,441 original miles.


TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #6
 that looks good. Those are some big meats on the back.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
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1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #7
Man, how do you insure all those vehicles?
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5.0L Speed density
Explorer intake
'92 Mustang GT cam
GT-40 racing heads
Unequal length headers
Custom-made duals
19# injectors
65mm TB
AFPR
T/C header panel
11" brake upgrade
T/C rear sway bar
Electrical mods: too many to list :D

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #8
Quote from: Quietleaf;152924
Man, how do you insure all those vehicles?


He must be rich.

So yeah...can I have in too?  In your drug empire, I mean ;) .

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #9
Looks pissed.  Great stance.  Glad everything worked out.

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #10
Quote from: 83-88T-Bird Guy;152868

Project successful....now for shorter front A-arms and rear axles.

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What are you going to do for rear axles?  I used a set for a Mustang on the rear from superior (31 spline), did away with the ABS and moved the calipers in.  Works great.

Wheels look great.

TED

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #11
Wow, they turned out beautifully. I'd love to do that to the original set I have from the '86.

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #12
Quote from: Quietleaf;152924
Man, how do you insure all those vehicles?


Only 4 are insured. The other 3 are in storage awaiting engine swaps ......460 ????
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

TRX wheel project completed !!

Reply #13
Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;152952
What are you going to do for rear axles?  I used a set for a Mustang on the rear from superior (31 spline), did away with the ABS and moved the calipers in.  Works great.

Wheels look great.

TED


Mustang Fox axles for sure. Should bring the rear in 3/4 in. and then use a 5/16 spacer to put it dead on.

I do get a hair of tire rub when I hit a bump when going too fast. moving the wheel back in 5/16 in. should cure that and let me lower it down a bit.
Alan Mackin--Semi Professional Ford der
83 T-Bird 460
83 T-Bird Heritage 5.0
84 T-Bird 5.0
86 T-Bird Turbo Coupe NHRA Stocker & Super Stocker
87 T-Bird Turbo Coupe
88 Bronco II Drag truck 302
95 Mustang GT auto
2004 F-350 CC Dually V-10

Disc Brakes

Reply #14
To get the disc brakes to line up you can remount the brackets on the back side by cutting out a piece and removing the stock brace.  Then use washers between the housing and bracket to get it to line up right.  I think I just used the original washers that were on there.

The center picture is the original mounting and shows the angle bracket.  The third picture shows the chunk I removed.

This was in Jan of 2004, seems like yesterday.

TED