Turbo coupe spring hight

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Turbo coupe spring hight

Reply #30 – January 20, 2014, 12:27:04 PM

Does that run into any issues where the strut bottoms out before the spring fully compresses ? With the tall stock PRCS I always thought that would cause a issue with a lowered tbird.

Turbo coupe spring hight

Reply #31 – January 20, 2014, 01:49:18 PM

I have not had any issues ....... Guess I'm lucky lol

Turbo coupe spring hight

Reply #32 – January 20, 2014, 04:25:44 PM

Can you get shorter struts to suit our cars?

i'm bottoming out the stock struts, and its not even stupid low.

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Reply #33 – January 20, 2014, 04:48:29 PM

Quote from: EFFalcon;427654

Can you get shorter struts to suit our cars?

i'm bottoming out the stock struts, and its not even stupid low.

I dont think anyone makes t bird struts that are shorter. You just have to figure out what car has the same bolt pattern that will fit and be shorter. From what i've read the fox body ones are the shortest and even some SN-95 guys run them when they drop their cars. Seen here http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/sn95-cobras-24/678900-foxbody-shocks-struts-lowered-sn95.html

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Reply #34 – January 20, 2014, 06:37:11 PM

Yeah i could only find similar information.
only longer (sn95) no shorter ones :/

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Reply #35 – January 20, 2014, 07:05:16 PM

I am no expert on this, but if I remember my conversation with Jack at MM the longest struts are the thunderbird struts, the SN 95 struts are shorter, and the fox struts are the shortest. I have a set of factory t bird struts and some koni sn95 struts I can measure later and will post up what I find.

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Reply #36 – January 20, 2014, 08:32:57 PM

That'd be great.

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Reply #37 – January 20, 2014, 09:13:57 PM

Ok, to the best of my knowledge the crusty looking strut is the original from my 85 turbo coupe, the Koni is a 8741-1401 sport 94-04 mustang from MM. They are very similar at the top end of the strut, the extra length is below the spindle mounting holes. These measurements are from the center of the lower spindle mounting hole to the shoulder (where the green tape is). I wish I had a factory sn95 and fox mustang strut to compare them to. Measurements are to the closest 1/8".

85 extended 20.5"
85 comp 13.875"
travel = 6.625"

Koni ext 20.625"
Koni comp 14.5"
travel = 6.125"

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Reply #38 – January 20, 2014, 10:23:35 PM

Good info

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Reply #39 – January 21, 2014, 12:14:04 PM

Quote from: bodyman;427673

Ok, to the best of my knowledge the crusty looking strut is the original from my 85 turbo coupe, the Koni is a 8741-1401 sport 94-04 mustang from MM. They are very similar at the top end of the strut, the extra length is below the spindle mounting holes. These measurements are from the center of the lower spindle mounting hole to the shoulder (where the green tape is). I wish I had a factory sn95 and fox mustang strut to compare them to. Measurements are to the closest 1/8".

85 extended 20.5"
85 comp 13.875"
travel = 6.625"

Koni ext 20.625"
Koni comp 14.5"
travel = 6.125"

Awesome info to know dumb question are those PRC's? Did prcs even come on 85's lol? Either way its good know that they are nearly identical. Now the final question in a lowered situation what is better SN or Fox for me that is the million dollar question.

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Reply #40 – January 21, 2014, 12:37:53 PM

PRC was only on the '87-8 cars.

Unless you put the subframe on the pavement, I wouldn't consider Fox struts. I've got a spring/strut setup from an SN95 up front on mine, with Fox shocks and Chuck's adapters out back, with rear springs also the SN95 parts. Works great, rides very good, now that I've got the rear sorted out, could be a bit lower though. My springs are from a '97 GT car, some guys, Vinnie I think, has the springs from a bit newer mustang and has a bit more drop. So that's possible too. I'd like more drop in mine, but I'm not going to change the fronts again any time soon..

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Reply #41 – January 21, 2014, 12:40:34 PM

Prc's were a 87-88 thing

^^ you beat me to it lol

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Reply #42 – January 21, 2014, 01:02:02 PM

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;427707

PRC was only on the '87-8 cars.

Unless you put the subframe on the pavement, I wouldn't consider Fox struts. I've got a spring/strut setup from an SN95 up front on mine, with Fox shocks and Chuck's adapters out back, with rear springs also the SN95 parts. Works great, rides very good, now that I've got the rear sorted out, could be a bit lower though. My springs are from a '97 GT car, some guys, Vinnie I think, has the springs from a bit newer mustang and has a bit more drop. So that's possible too. I'd like more drop in mine, but I'm not going to change the fronts again any time soon..

What do the Chuck adapters do again? Ive heard of them but didnt know the purpose?

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Reply #43 – January 21, 2014, 01:18:40 PM

So you can run fox shocks

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Reply #44 – January 21, 2014, 05:44:34 PM

I want the subframe on the ground lol

looks like shorter struts are out :/