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rear shock options

Ok im thinking about the kyb agx shocks for the near of the 88 tbird.
Just looking for your opinions on these shocks. I listed the factory tbird lengths for comparsion. And the agx's will be used with chucks mounts.
 Heres some measuresment :
                    88 tbird ---            88 mustang---                95 mustang

compressed    14.75---              12.125 ---                      14.5
  ------open              23.75---              19.75---                        19.125
  ------travel            9.00---                7.625---                        4.625

So 87-93 or 94 up???
88 thunderbird, 306 ,E7 heads ported by me, explorer intake, 70mm professional products TB, 8.8 3.73 rear is finally in. 11" front brake upgrade. still need some stuff
some nice weather to work on stuff would be nice ^^^

rear shock options

Reply #1 –
Did you measure the lengths firsthand? How accurate are they? I have some data that disagrees a bit.

--------------Tbird/Cougar-----Fox Mustang
Compressed:----13.875"----------12.375"
Extended:-------23.5"------------20.5"
Travel:----------9.625"-----------8.125"

rear shock options

Reply #2 –
They will work with cw mounts, but kyb aren't the best,but better than some. It's what you want to spend and what your going for. I know there struts are not great, don't know about the rear shocks.
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. +

rear shock options

Reply #3 –
Hi guys,nubie here posting for first time. Does anyone have equivalent data for the struts? I just did the big brake/spindle swap with polyurethane bushings and lowered height by 1'' and am considering strut swap from fox mustang onto my 84 cougar. Thanks,Mark:canada:    PS: I know this a rear shock thread, sorry for the hi-jack.
84 COUGAR/90 HO, 1.7RRs, performer RPM,700DP, equal length shorties, stainless EXH ,T-5,Hurst pro-billet, KC clutch, 8.8/ 4.10s, line-lok, bla ,bla, bla.
71 COMET/289,351w heads, 12.5 TRWs, 750DP, Liberty TL, 9"/6.00s, 11.9x @112 , bla,bla,bla.

Never shoot your mouth off, unless your brain is loaded! ....I may get older, but I'll never grow up!....If you're not laughing, you're not living!  :laughing:

rear shock options

Reply #4 –
Quote from: QUICKSHIFT;258102
Hi guys,nubie here posting for first time. Does anyone have equivalent data for the struts? I just did the big brake/spindle swap with polyurethane bushings and lowered height by 1'' and am considering strut swap from fox mustang onto my 84 cougar. Thanks,Mark:canada:    PS: I know this a rear shock thread, sorry for the hi-jack.


only thing with that i saw is the strut has less threads(Mustang) , it went on no problem.  :D
88 thunderbird, 306 ,E7 heads ported by me, explorer intake, 70mm professional products TB, 8.8 3.73 rear is finally in. 11" front brake upgrade. still need some stuff
some nice weather to work on stuff would be nice ^^^