Suspension Questions...

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So, as by my "handle" 88LSC, I dont quite own a mustang per say... lol I plan on making it a fairly capable street sleeper. I just scooped it up 11days ago bone stock, 90xxx miles, new AOD trans, $2200.

Anyway, my question is how similar are the platforms? I know the link is 1" wider but is that just on the body? I was reading through an axle swap thread on here and noticed some had issues with the overall width being too wide due to the ABS rings. The housings are the same tho. How similar are the shocks? Swaybars? K-member? The link is a bit longer too so cat-back exhaust would be different but thats no biggie, custom bent systems are always better. I know the motor is identical, aswell as the engine bay for that matter.

 

Sharad

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I've done suspension on a few LSCs. The a-arms are longer, so we use SN95 a-arms. The rear upper arms are longer, so we use UCAs for the 9" rear end. Other than that, the suspension is all pretty straight forward.

 

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Sweet! It has a bit of "chatter" as you could call it from up front too. I was wanting to replace the whole control arm soon. While I'm there might as well address the swaybar and shocks ya know. Ty for your info!

Are the UCA's so much longer it cant be compensated by a set of adjustable arms?

 

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The rear axle is wider due to the brakes. They use the 84-86 SVO brake setup, which is 1.25" wider each side out back.

 

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Ok, no such thing as a stupid question... just to be sure the "sn95" is the '95 gt 5.0 correct?

 

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88LSC said:

Ok, no such thing as a stupid question... just to be sure the "sn95" is the '95 gt 5.0 correct?

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94 is when sn95 began. 94-95 cars were the same... spindles and brakes swapped relatively easy into foxes. 96 cars changed with the intro of the 4.6. Different k member and geometry.

SN 95 was Ford's designation code for that mustang. It was used up until 98. 99-04 cars were "new edge sn95"

 

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@Boosted92LX TY!!!

 

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You are welcome, sir.

 

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88LSC said:

Are the UCA's so much longer it cant be compensated by a set of adjustable arms?

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Yes, you need the UCAs which are made for 9" rear ends, because they're around an inch longer. If you use 8.8" UCAs and lengthen them, you won't have enough thread on the adjusters.

 

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Mk VII rear LCA's are longer than Mustang LC'A's, same length as '83-88 T-bird/Cougar LCA's

 

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Technically SN95 can refer to any 1994-2004 Mustang. SN95 was the official chassis designation. "New Edge" was an unofficial nickname of the 99-04 body.

 

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@MFE92 , I plan to keep the factory air ride for a while and CHE(?) sells a set of lca's for the mkvii to keep the air springs. Later on I will do an aftermarket setup with probably accuair e-level.

And thank you to all for the info!! When I get the ball rolling and start doing all of this ill start a build thread.

 

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How can i change my rear end to IRS

 

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Get a 03-04 Cobra IRS

 

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A little easier to be had is a 90-96 thunderbird. I had a 90model. The biggest downfall is the gear set. Mine was 3.08... but the dohc4.6 i swapped in took care of that. Lol when going IRS keep in mind the cost of maintenance. I dumped close to a grand within a couple years just on replacing bushings...

 

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It's been some time, but I don't beleive the MN-12 chassis IRS will bolt into a fox body. The pumkin might be usable, but that's all

 

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Sorry, been having issues with my password to sign in... but I do believe you are correct on that. I wasn't thinking about the subframe... brain fart!