Whose fault is it? Rear control arms or springs?

I_AM_CANADIAN said:

If your transmission is sitting crooked, have you checked your motor mounts?

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I will check that.

Mustang5L5 said:

My guess, the engine mounts are blown causing the engine to sit low and raising the end of the trans. As a result, the driveshaft is now higher in the tunnel and rubs.

If you change the engine mounts, might as well change the trans mount too

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This sounds like the plan right there.

Do you know if LRS's trans and engine mounts come with bolts? The ones I have are worn out.

Mustang5L5 said:

Also, what bolt are you trying to replace on the trans mount? It was missing a bolt?

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Yeah it was missing one of the two that bolt the trans mount. These ones:

Maryland Stang said:

They're just bolts. You can replace them with any Grade 8 bolt and you'll be fine. Yeah, that tranny is not supposed to be crooked like that and that's why it's hitting. Like everybody is saying, put new tranny and motor mounts in it and you'll be fine.

I'm going to give you a little more advice because I think it's appropriate given the apparent condition of your car. Take the car to a respected front end alignment shop and have them inspect the entire suspension, front and rear. I'd tell you to do it yourself but I don't think you have the knowledge or experience to ensure your own safety in this area. I suspect you're going to find a lot of blown out bushings, bad struts and shocks and possibly worn steering linkage.

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I did have it inspected and they found bad rear shocks, told me my springs were ready to go but could still last me a little longer, and found a bad inner tie rod end.

So here is my list of parts I'm ordering from latemodelrestoration.com:

Item Number
EIB-3510 79-04 EIBACH PRO-KIT SPRING SET FOR MUSTANG

$ 219.99
LRS-2457G 79-93 BRAKE PEDAL PAD, 5.0 LOGO, 5 SPEED
$ 9.99
LRS-2457H 79-93 CLUTCH PEDAL PAD, 5.0 LOGO, 5 SPEED
$ 9.99
LRS-6068A 79-98 TRANSMISSION MOUNT
$ 31.99
MM-MMSMM1 79-95 SOLID MOTOR MOUNTS, 5.0L
$ 54.99
Order Total: $ 326.95

My question is...will I see the benefit of these springs on a daily driven to work and school with some spirited driving in between and maybe a track day once in a year? I was going to go for the Ford Racing C-springs but it states a deterioration in ride quality, so that turned me away from those. Or maybe they're just the only honest ones.

And I'm rethinking the 5.0 pedal pads lol...seems kind of cheesy. I'm missing a clutch pad (been clutching it with just the metal...) and might as well switch out the funky looking brake pedal I have right now.

Ok I haven't placed the order yet. Are these better? Or should I go with the +$30 Prothane ones that are also urethane?
LRS-6038PR 84-95 URETHANE MOTOR MOUNTS, 5.0/5.8L, SOLD AS PAIR

$ 89.99

Maryland dude I think I am going to take your advice. I'm way in over my head on this one.

I just noticed today that my car is missing quad shocks... could that be causing any of my problems?

And also, I don't need a dampener inside my springs, right? The rears?

Update: I finally got another look under the car. Last time the limited space under there made it difficult to move around. So this time I put it up on blocks...it seemed pretty safe.



So with the new ground clearance I went ahead and jacked up the transmission, slid the mount into place, and put in the first bolt, which went in just fine. The next one was a little different (longer and probably smaller spiral). I put that one in and it seemed to be going in just fine until the end where it seemed to pop out. So I decided that I'm just going to get the exact bolt I need to make sure it's done right. If for any reason the spiral is worn out then I'm just going to use a lugnut to keep it in place.

So I decided to call it a day for now. The mount itself seems to be ok, but I will replace it anyway in the future just to make sure. Now, the motor mounts are a different story. Those look pretty beat up. Check it out:



That'll be another day. You know, once I get more money lol... plus I haven't driven my car in almost 3 weeks!!! My girlfriend has been driving me around in her Scion xA nice little car, but I need my Mustang.

It seems that my exhaust pipes are also almost touching with the driveshaft:



From the picture it sort of looks like the driveshaft itself is out of place, but that's probably just the picture's angle. The passenger side of the muffler is closer to the center of the car. I don't think that's giving me any issues, though.

I also checked my springs. Is it good for them to be bent like this, even while the car is lifted all the way? Would anyone say, "Those need to be replaced." I'm just looking for a justification lol... to spend the $220 for some Eibach Pro-kits as a Christmas gift to myself.



So that's the update for now. I was beginning to get depressed since I hadn't driven it. I was even hoping that something would fall from a plane in the sky and land on my car, total it, and their insurance would kick in and I would have money to buy another car. But noooooo! Now that I've worked on my car a little more, I feel way too attached to it. Now I can really call it my car!