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TC spindle questions...

To install the TC spindles,isn't it just spindles rotors,calipers and brake lines?Are they the same as a Mustang GT?How much bigger are the brakes?Will I need another master cylender?Will the TC brake lines hook up to the Sport's hard lines?The car is an '88 Sport.
'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..

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Reply #1 –
In addition to the parts you mentioned you'll need washers or a spacer to mount your strut to the TC spindle - it's about 1/8" skinnier than the non-TC spindle. The brakes are the same as a Mustang GT except for the ABS sensors on the rotors. You'll need an adapter for one side (left I think) to mount the TC flex line to the Sport hard line. The brakes are 11", compared to your 10" stockers. Might not sound like much but it makes a WORLD of difference. Your stock M/C should be fine unless you do rear discs.

Pics of the adapter:
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 ♣

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Reply #2 –
what year TC had the 11" rotors?
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

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Reply #3 –
87-88
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 ♣

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Reply #4 –
I went with the mustang 11" everthing thunder chicken  said is correct.but I needed 2 adapters for the lines.
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. +

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Reply #5 –
Vinnie I put 88 TC spindles on my 88 cougar.  I changed the struts to GT spec struts while I was under there but Carmen is half right with the size ;) It is 1/8" of an inch per side on the strut if you choose to use your old struts.  Some struts come from the auto part stores with said spacers to fit both applications.

From the junkyard I broke the end of the hard line off and took the fittings with me.  I only had to use one though, the driver side.  I just re flared the hard line with the new fitting.
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Reply #6 –
Thanks a lot guys.I'll be grabbing the brakes in two weeks.
'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..

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Reply #7 –
The mechanic who was going to align my front suspension says that it can't be aligned properly unless the struts are TIGHT on the spindles, or the alignment will constantly change. He says one option is to change to the proper strut and another is to get the correct spacer (he's dead set against using washers). Does anyone know where to get the proper spacers for the struts? I tried Googling but came up empty.


Question #2: do I have to use 87-88 Turbo Coupe-specific struts or are Mustang struts now an option, too? I have KYB's on now and I'm wondering what my options are if I have to change struts.
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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

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: Quietleaf;155600
The mechanic who was going to align my front suspension says that it can't be aligned properly unless the struts are TIGHT on the spindles, or the alignment will constantly change. He says one option is to change to the proper strut and another is to get the correct spacer (he's dead set against using washers). Does anyone know where to get the proper spacers for the struts? I tried Googling but came up empty.


Question #2: do I have to use 87-88 Turbo Coupe-specific struts or are Mustang struts now an option, too? I have KYB's on now and I'm wondering what my options are if I have to change struts.

i would buy struts for 94-04 mustang, or 87-88 TC. i tried using fox stang struts on mine, but they were too short. could have been the aje k-member, though.
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

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Reply #9 –
Well I did some searching on the NATO board and decided to go with the KYB's they use...which are same type as mine, but made for the Lincoln Mark VII so they have the correct . Cheap, too, around $63 a strut. As far as I can tell from what people were saying, they should bolt up perfectly.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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

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Reply #10 –
that's a good choice. i bought lakewood 90/10 struts NIB for $100/pr.  gotta love people that buy the wrong parts for their car. then have to sell them :D
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast

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Reply #11 –
So doing the big brake upgrade with the STang/Turbo coupe spindles we need spacers or new front struts? That kinda sucks. I've got a set of Stange spindles with 5 lug rotors just waiting for the swap.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
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Reply #12 –
There are strut to spindle spacers out there,I just don't know the part number.My friend just got a set to put struts on his '67 Mustang rack and pinion conversion.
'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..

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Reply #13 –
I used 2 washer (I had laying around) as a spacer for each strut bolt when I did my TC brake upgrade.
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Reply #14 –
Works for me.
'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..