96 Cobra Suspension

[tt96cobra]

I have a 96 Cobra and would like to know if there is a way to tell whether or not I have Bilstein shocks and struts on my car or not? I am going to lower with Ford Racing G springs and if I have Bilstein hardware, I am not going to buy new hardware, just use existing.

Does anyone know what was offered on the 96 Cobra convertible?

 

[bt15]

Hard to know if you have aftermarket Bilsteins on your car, but the factory shocks / struts on 96s were MotorCraft branded Monroes. If you have Bilsteins, the body of the shock / strut will be yellow and the dustcovers for the exposed portions of the pistons will likely be blue (though I have seen some black dust covers).