4-link question

[SLVRBOY]

i have a 8.8 rearend out of a 92, and im thinking of a 4-link rear suspension. i know that if i keep the leafsprings i have to cut the brackets off the 8.8 for them to work but if i install a 4-link will the 8.8 just mount up because its made for that anyway.

 

[jason@gmachine]

well, with some small modification it should not be a problem. What year stang is this going in?

The geometry will be good if done properly, but not great.

Jason

 

[SLVRBOY]

its a 67 fastback

 

[rbohm]

the lower mount brackets on the 8.8 are the same distance apart as the leaf spring mounts on the early stang. the problem is that they are angled inward enough that the fox body lower arms will not work. griggs racing however has new mounting brackets for the 8.8 to allow using the fox body lower arms to work with the stock leaf spring chassis mounting points. you will then have to either fabricate upper arm mounts, not hard, but tedious, or fab up a torque arm and panhard rod. griggs racing also has the torque and panhard bar for the early car using an 8.8. then you need either coil over shocks, or upper spring buckets mounted in the early car. coil overs are the best way to go as you only need fab an upper crossmember to mount the shocks to. again griggs racing can be a big help there as well.

 

[SLVRBOY]

i am looking at two different 4-link kits. one is griggs i think, and the other is heidts. they look like the same kit and they are the same price. i was hoping that one of these would work with the rearend i have with no major modification.