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2.3l To 5.0 Suspension Swap Question

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hey guys i recently swapped a 5.0 into my 2.3 89 mustang, since then i noticed the front nose hangs a little lower than it use to. I knew that would be expected because the car gained about 300 lbs from the swap. I was going to swap over to a lx 5.0 front and rear suspension but i just wanted to make sure that everything would be easily swapped. I heard that i may need to swap front spindles to get the front shocks to fit is that true?
 

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See http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/what-exactly-do-i-need-to-convert-mine-to-5-0.516785/ for help with your swap....
 
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