'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

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'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

March 30, 2010, 01:05:05 PM

Well, after collecting all the parts, We finally rebuilt the entire front suspension on the cat. After all the work was complete this thing handled like it was on rails, unbelievable difference!! :burnout:

First off for those who do not know, this car has had a '89 Mustang 5.0 with mass air conversion with Cobra intake, 1.6 Roller Rockers, headers, X-pipe, flowmasters, pulleys, 255 pump, CAI, K&N, etc. Mustang GT front brake swap, TC hood.

Here's the pics of the goodies, Energy suspension A-arm and sway bar bushings, new ball joints, tie rod ends, New rack (15:1) with Prothane rack bushings, Poly sway end links, Maximum Motorsports CC plates, and 3/4 of a coil cut on the springs. We have '88 TC 3:73 rearend and CHE control arms next.

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #1 – March 30, 2010, 01:05:58 PM

Reply #2 – March 30, 2010, 01:06:49 PM

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #3 – March 30, 2010, 02:24:11 PM

What brand of endlinks are those?

I can't wait to get my ES bushings in!

I've got the a-arm bushings, sway bar, and the endlinks as well.
Also got CHE's for the rear, and a 3.55 gear TC 8.8

Sounds like we have a similar build, except mine isn't gonna get lowered yet.
:D

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #4 – March 30, 2010, 03:49:04 PM

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;316510

What brand of endlinks are those?
:D

The sway bar endlinks are from Moog.

Yeah, man post some pics of your install when it comes time.

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #5 – March 30, 2010, 10:22:24 PM

I was just looking into the same set of parts. I've got the K member dropped and realized I should be replacing all this. Isn't the sway bar end link from a Mustang shorter than ours? It shows 6" for the mustang and I measured ours at 10". Did you get a good price on the Moog ball joints? $50 each is the best I could find. Where did you order the parts?

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #6 – March 31, 2010, 05:08:35 AM

Quote from: xjeffs;316566

Isn't the sway bar end link from a Mustang shorter than ours? It shows 6" for the mustang and I measured ours at 10". Did you get a good price on the Moog ball joints? $50 each is the best I could find. Where did you order the parts?

The end links may be different, I'm a hardcore Mustang fanatic (my Mustang is in the back in the pics) you'd think I'd know that, but I'm not sure. Got the ball joints from O'Reillys and I paid $48 each I think, somewhere around there.

These are on Ebay and for $27 each, maybe something to look into.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mevotech-BALL-JOINT-mercury-COUGAR-81-80-88-87-86-85-84_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem35a7fd5c81QQitemZ230451666049QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #7 – April 01, 2010, 12:31:04 PM

I don't know what the Tbird end links measure out at, but I can get the length from my ES parts...

Hopefully I can get mine started ASAP...I'm itching to drive the car this summer, and time's-a-wastin!

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #8 – April 01, 2010, 03:16:31 PM

lets see how it sits after the cut springs!

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #9 – April 01, 2010, 03:41:32 PM

It sits good. It dropped the car right at about an inch. Nothing to drastic or slammed, but took out out some wheel gap. I'll post some more pics soon.

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #10 – April 21, 2010, 03:30:58 PM

>poke< still wana see those pics.

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #11 – April 22, 2010, 09:50:32 AM

Pics dammit.............were in KS are you?

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Reply #12 – April 23, 2010, 07:09:41 PM

Quote from: mcb82gt;319252

Pics dammit.............were in KS are you?

yea were in ks?

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #13 – April 25, 2010, 09:30:03 AM

us Kansas boys need to meet up

'87 XR-7 front end rebuild

Reply #14 – April 25, 2010, 01:37:37 PM

Quote from: 88turbo;319640

us Kansas boys need to meet up

What he said.:burnout: