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Rear Shock Dilemma
Nitro_X Offline
Senior Member
#11
Chuck, that was exactly what I saw and thought about the SN95 shocks. The full rear weight of the car on the stock springs wouldn't compress them enough for the shock to reach the top shock tower. You'd really have the car "slammed" if you put them on there, probably have to cut off two coils. No thanks.

BTW, there's a hard 90 right down the road from my house that was getting scary at 50 - 55 with my shot suspension. I came into it at 60 last night and exited at almost 70! No sway, no body roll, the ol' gal hugged it tight and shot out of it clean. [Image: biggrin.gif]

By the way, PST will swap the shocks out for me with the T-Bird specific Gas-A-Justs, no problem. Just costs me the shipping. Can't wait to get them on.

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87 TC, T-5 swap, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST / KYB-AGX, med. red, spoiler, 181K+ Mi's., daily driver, still eating Ricers!
87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N cone, billet alum BCV, med. red, 90's wing, polished snowflakes and centers, 195K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!
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Postyblurp Offline
Junior Member
#12
Now I havent tried this on the control arm bushing per se but I did use an air hammer when I had to replace some I-Beam/axel pivot bushings on a pick-up made very short work of those. Maybe it will on the control arms too.



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Nitro_X Offline
Senior Member
#13
Well Posty, you could try an air hammer, but I'm betting you'd do more harm than good. The factory bushings are vulcanized to the inner and outer sleeve. This assembly is then pressed into the control arm. When you replace the bushing with PST poly-graphite, you have to preserve the outer sleeve in place. Slip with that air chisel a few times, you'd wreck the outer sleeve and you'll be down at the junkyard looking for a replacemnt control arm. PST recommends that you drill or burn them out. They probably have more than a little experience with this. [Image: wink.gif]

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87 TC, T-5 swap, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST / KYB-AGX, med. red, spoiler, 181K+ Mi's., daily driver, still eating Ricers!
87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N cone, billet alum BCV, med. red, 90's wing, polished snowflakes and centers, 195K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!
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Chuck W Offline
Posting Freak
#14
The air hammer works if you're replacing the entire bushing from the axle assembly, but yeah, if you need to reuse the sleeves..it's best just to burn them out....

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jabobia Offline
Member
#15
does this info apply to 83-86 cars also?...ive got an 86 XR7 and i plan on getting some 90/10s for the fronts...i figured id might as well get some better shocks for the track on the rear too.

if stang(fox or sn95) shocks wont fit, what will? i know most companies dont make race struts/shocks for fox birds/cats

the fox/sn95 front struts will work...right? [Image: confused.gif]

-james

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88 Thunderbird Sport - 5.0SO, AOD, 2.73L - 16.77@82mph(2.39 60')
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88 Thunderbird Sport - 5.0SO, AOD, 2.73L - 16.77@82mph(2.39 60')
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Chuck W Offline
Posting Freak
#16
This info applies to all 80-88 Tbirds.

The Mustang stuff will work up front...
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Nitro_X Offline
Senior Member
#17
Supposedly the KYB Gas-A-Justs (P/N: KG5556) will work on the rear of our TC's (you lose PRC of course). They are rated 30% firmer than stock (whatever that means). I have a set coming from PST. I'll let the group know how they work out. Just as pricey as the AGX adjustable rears for a 'Stang though. [Image: frown.gif] I already did a return / swap with PST and of course a set of new KG5556's turn up on eBay with a starting bid of $39. I think they're still up, if anyone needs them.

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87 TC, T-5 swap, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST / KYB-AGX, med. red, spoiler, 181K+ Mi's., daily driver, still eating Ricers!
87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N cone, billet alum BCV, med. red, 90's wing, polished snowflakes and centers, 195K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!
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Nitro_X Offline
Senior Member
#18
Got the KYB Gas-A-Justs put on the rear this afternoon. I'm not sure what they mean by 30% firmer than stock. They seem quite a bit firmer than the OEM Koni's in firm mode (had to bump the AGX's on the front up to position 3 to balance the ride). I didn't figure with the PST bushings, etc. and SN95 AGX struts that the rears would make that much difference. I was wrong! Handling noticeably improved. More money well spent. [Image: biggrin.gif]

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87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N, bypassed BCS, med. red, 90's wing, 181K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!
87 TC, T-5 swap, billet quadrant / adj. cable, solid state IVR, fog light relay mod, PST suspension, KYB-AGX fronts, Gas-A-Just rears, K&N cone, billet alum BCV, med. red, 90's wing, polished snowflakes and centers, 195K+ Mi's., daily driver, feeding on ricers!
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