1984 SVO into 1990???
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RMODEL65
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the svo suspension will bolt in front as for the rear the early svo used 7.5 axels with slapper bars then in i believe late 84 early 85 got the quad shocks and 8.8 the axels out of the early 7.5 car i am pretty sure will fit in ur 8.8 in ur car just take all disc brakes if u want the added strength of 8.8 axel an umolested svo has factory konis that are adjustible also strut towers used onion mounts which help keep alignment better if u use the front suspension out of the svo u have to use the control arms bc they have a different taper i believe there is an adapter i have seen it on ebayhope this help if u r in need of a svo i have my old one on ebay as a parts car item 4580443223 i am trying to get 700.00 out of it
the svo suspension will bolt in front as for the rear the early svo used 7.5 axels with slapper bars then in i believe late 84 early 85 got the quad shocks and 8.8 the axels out of the early 7.5 car i am pretty sure will fit in ur 8.8 in ur car just take all disc brakes if u want the added strength of 8.8 axel an umolested svo has factory konis that are adjustible also strut towers used onion mounts which help keep alignment better if u use the front suspension out of the svo u have to use the control arms bc they have a different taper i believe there is an adapter i have seen it on ebayhope this help if u r in need of a svo i have my old one on ebay as a parts car item 4580443223 i am trying to get 700.00 out of it
88gt
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Front lower control arms are different...they push the bottom of the wheel out `1/2".. they will look like this /--\. Also, they are not rebuildable to my knowledge. The mustang handbook gives the geometric data.
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MrKwik
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I believe the SVO rear is quite a bit wider than your 90 rear. The SVO used wheels with a special goofy offset. A better choice would probably be a turbo-coupe rear. They are 8.8 and come with either 3.55 or 3.73 gears depending if it was an auto or 5-speed. They are still wider but I dont believe they are as wide as the SVO rear.
Red00vert
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It will go in...it is not an 8.8. It is 7.5 with probably 3.45 gears and it is about 2 or 3 inches wider than your original rear. Hope that helps.
RMODEL65
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the later car did get a 8.8, the gt quad shock suspension came from the svo the control arms r from a lincoln con and r readily obtainable from the local junkyard 84 i think had 3.45:1 gears like stated above but very early cars dont have the quad shock setup so that would have to be welded on i have a 86 ford motorsport catalog her and it sells a quad shock kit part # m-4263-a might be discontinued though, and the later cars had 3.73:1
1.25 inches wider each side for a total of 2.5 inches go to mustangsvo.org and u can find more info and i belive a webring
1.25 inches wider each side for a total of 2.5 inches go to mustangsvo.org and u can find more info and i belive a webring
bubba-dough
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http://www.svoca.com/mainframe.html Go to "SVO Fact Sheet" on the side menu. This is the SVO club of America and they say all SVO's had 7.5's. BTW I know for sure my buddies 84 SVO is a 7.5 with slapper bars.
