Re: t-bird owners

bigblock t-bird on November 30th 2011, 7:45 pm

I used Autowelds coil over set up. Qa1 and there S99 9". If you plan on BBF you will be far ahead to go with a 9", mini tubs,coil overs and ladderbars. It may be alot of $$$, but well spent money. Steve

whatbumper on November 30th 2011, 9:24 pm

bigblock t-bird wrote:I used Autowelds coil over set up. Qa1 and there S99 9". If you plan on BBF you will be far ahead to go with a 9", mini tubs,coil overs and ladderbars. It may be alot of $$$, but well spent money. Steve

I disagree with ladder bars. Stock suspension is too good to go away from. It would be a good idea to ditch all of the solid stuff and go fully adjustable lower and most importantly uppers.

dfree383 on November 30th 2011, 10:55 pm

I've ran the rear coilover conversions in a couple of fox mustangs, they worked great. You can get a variety of spring rates and they allow some preload to be in too, it gives you alot of flexibility IMO.

70429scj on December 1st 2011, 1:29 am

I have double adjustable on the upper and lower arms. Just was not sure how well the coil over setups where
working. I like the ideal of puting the shock and spring together behind the axle. the whole setup then works
like a 4 link car. I will also help buy being able to run a wider tire than 28x10.5x15. Getting the spring and shock combination correct mike be a headache. because I belive this has more tail overhang and a little more weight than a mustang. I had heard good and bad about the conversion kits. Anybody with any thoughts chime in please
Thanks,
Steve

whatbumper on December 1st 2011, 11:53 am

I just built a car for a guy that is running 325 drag radials and 29.5w's and we used the Wolfe spring kit that kept the springs on the lower control arms and put the shocks behind the axle like what you are talking about. I like the Wolfe kits.

BTW the car that Wolfe ran still has the springs mounted on the lowers.

jbozzelle on December 4th 2011, 1:03 pm

70429scj wrote:Heres my pain in the but. My bird when i bought it had ss lower contol arms on it and the had fabed a bracket
to mount them.

That bracket is part of the SS lift bars. That's how they get them to work. Lowering the rear point will cause them to bite harder. If you have good fab skills just buy some tubing, tube adapters and rod ends and make what you need...

70429scj on December 6th 2011, 11:54 pm

I was not aware that the backets came with the lift bars. I will have to brake out the trust grinder then!! Have now got the correct length bars lower bars double adjustable. Bought Autowelds spring mounting bracket to move the spring off the lower bar onto a spring pad in front of the rearend then probably Strange 10 way adjustable shocks behind the rearend. Not sure what spring rate is going to end up being. Well at least once
this is done maybe I can order a correct length driveshaft. Maybe Santa will bring me one even if it's used!!
Steve