I have an '86 Bird with the 5.0 that could use a set of front struts. They are not totally wore out but the front end of the car likes to "float" over the bumps. Guy could almost get sea sick from the bouncing if the road is terrible. Anyway, went to my local parts store today and they cannot get front struts. The suspension is stock and I planned on keeping it mostly unmodified. Where are you getting struts? Thank you for the help.
Buy struts for an '86 Mustang and replace the strut mounts with ones like THESE (https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=502757&cc=1140208&pt=7600&jsn=1098).
The Mustang struts won't fit the TBird strut mounts, thus the need to swap them out.
Chuck, how does a 1980-82 Thunderbird/XR-7 strut compare to a 1983-86 car?
They used the same(or similar) style of strut mounts as the others did, so the same would apply. On the 2 that I had , one got a set of my custom strut mounts and the other got a set of the KYB/Moog like above. I probably used Fox KYBs struts. (It's been forever ago, and my notes are pictures are more limited on those builds)
Thank you Chuck. That helps a ton!