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  • grydergeyer26
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2008
    • 168

    #1

    fox body help

    building a car from scratch never ran a car always trucks

    what spring rates do i need to start with

    Struts do i get one 5.0 or tbird for right front heard rumors of both

    semi banked 3/8 track dirt not clay
  • Dirtman29
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 1690

    #2
    Springs: RR 150 LR 200 RF 750 LF I use OEM cut to height needed

    Shocks: rear, napa part #94079

    Struts: LF OEM 4 cyl. RF OEM mustang GT 5.0 strut.

    Get a RF LCA from an 87-88 Tbird its a direct bolt on part.

    This is exactly what I run on mine and it handles great, high or low line, dont matter.

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    • crcltrakr
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 293

      #3
      If you haven't put cage in yet, stitch weld a piece of 2" box tube on top of the rocker box, from wheel well to wheel well, then weld cage posts and downtubes to this. Way better than welding plates to floor pan, if rules allow.
      JerryM

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      • millerlt3
        Member
        • Jul 2008
        • 96

        #4
        I run LF oem 4 cyl Replacement strut and a 600 lbs on the RF a 70/30 drag strut for the 5.0 fox body mustang and a 650lbs on the LR i run 150 lbs and a 125 lbs on RR with carerra 50/50 shocks on both
        Last edited by millerlt3; 11-18-2010, 11:47 PM.
        Miller

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        • pilotracer
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2009
          • 160

          #5
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          lf 500-650 rf 650 to 750 rr 100 to 150 lr 175 to 250 i would go with monroe blue struts and yellow shocks work really good pretty much what dirtman said to a T

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          • crazyhorse
            Senior Member
            • May 2007
            • 430

            #6
            i have a lca from a 87-88 t-bird if anyone needs one.

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            • grydergeyer26
              Senior Member
              • Oct 2008
              • 168

              #7
              How do u guys hold your racing springs in

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              • boportt
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2007
                • 190

                #8
                u gotta run penske or qa-1 anything else is junk go coil over and u aint gotta worry about springs falling out.. 750# on the front??? on dirt must like plowin the dirt.

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                • grydergeyer26
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 168

                  #9
                  Coilovers can't have
                  were do u guys get gears for rear end at

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                  • boportt
                    Senior Member
                    • Aug 2007
                    • 190

                    #10
                    u get gears at teh junkyard thares bout 7-8 ratios u can get

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