North American Turbocoupe Organization



Strut Mounts
AZTurbo Offline
Member
#1
Does anyone know where to find new front upper strut mounts/bushings? Ford says they are obsolete and unavailable. Still show on there parts list though. Ford Part # E7SZ181A161BA or Motorcraft Part # AD903.

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88 Turbo Coupe, Silver, 5 Speed. Original owner.
88 Turbo Coupe, Silver, 5 Speed. Original owner.
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Chuck W Offline
Posting Freak
#2
Forget about the stock mounts. W/ all the rubber in them, they are not for performance applications. You have two choices.
1) Go to a parts store and get the replacement strut mount for your car (Moog/TRW/etc). They are the cup type like the Mustang. Some even come w/ poly bushings. If they don't, you can get them cheap.
2) Get a set of caster plates. Kenny Brown and Maximum Mtrspts make them for the TBirds.

Just my opinion
Chuck
83 TC Clone, 85 Mercury LTS, 97 Volvo 850 T5 Turbo, 78 Volvo 240, 93 F150
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1987tc Offline
Senior Member
#3
I strongly second Chucks suggestion! I have had the caster/camber plate on Mustangs and they are the way to go!
Wes

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1987 TC:
Hurst compition plus shifter,K&N cone,rollor cam,custom single exhaust,Gillis valve,H&R springs,KYB shocks,struts and quads.
3.73 rear. lots more to come!
Linton Indiana
Sold my Turbocoupe. It went to a good home.
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kibstone Offline
Member
#4
OK, so this has been bugging me for a while... Since a Mustang is a Fox body and a TC is a fox body (albeit much heavier) are the camber plates the same?
88 TC, mostly stock. Future plans include: Eibach Front Lowering Kit; Gillis Valve; 2.5" Stainless Cat-Back Exhaust (done); T3 turbo; Ported/Polished head work; port-matching on all pieces; and the list could go on and on and on...
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1987tc Offline
Senior Member
#5
I think they are up till 86 and 87-88 are different. Ask Chuck at Kenny Brown's. He can fix you right up.

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1987 TC:
Hurst compition plus shifter,K&N cone,rollor cam,custom single exhaust,Gillis valve,H&R springs,KYB shocks,struts and quads.
3.73 rear. lots more to come!
Linton Indiana
Sold my Turbocoupe. It went to a good home.
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Chuck W Offline
Posting Freak
#6
Nope- They are the same in the Tbirds from 83-88, but they are different from the Mustangs
83 TC Clone, 85 Mercury LTS, 97 Volvo 850 T5 Turbo, 78 Volvo 240, 93 F150
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