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  1. bad86stang

    mechanical to electric fan conversion

    I plan on converting from my mechanical fan to electric fan on my 1986 Mustang. I am going with a Lincoln Mark VIII fan and got all the information on what I need to do this conversion from this site. Well, I got the controller today and started looking at the instructions, and I might have a...
  2. bad86stang

    something does not seem right

    Well, I finally got the coil spring installed on one side and something doesn’t look right. It looks like the spring is way too compressed when the strut is in the fully extended position. The spring is a Motorsport variable rate springs. I also installed QA1 adjustable struts as part of...
  3. bad86stang

    strut shaft height

    Well, I finally got around to putting on my caster/camber plates from Maximum Motorsports. I am in the middle of a massive rebuild in which I yanked the engine, completely stripped the engine compartment and front suspension. I am in the process of putting back together the front suspension...
  4. bad86stang

    poly bushings in front control arms?

    Well, I was finally ready to pop in my new polyurethane bushings in my front control arms (after going through a major hassle in getting the stock rubber ones out). Unfortunately, now is when I read 2 different articles recommending not to “go poly” in the control arm. One article did not...
  5. bad86stang

    Mark VIII cooloing fan-any particular years(s)?

    I have seen in several posts that the Mark VIII electric fan is recommended and works great. So is there any particular year(s) that I should look for? I am still trying to find a new one (instead of one from a salvage yard with unknown history that could die at any moment). I also saw some...
  6. bad86stang

    sway bar reinstall

    Well, I’m finally ready to start putting my front end back together after stripping it down completely a while ago. When I removed the front sway bar, there was a plastic piece on top of the mounting location to the frame. It is where the bushing/bracket mounts. In the process of removing...
  7. bad86stang

    A-arm bushing removal

    What is the best (and easiest?) way to remove the old front A-arm bushings. When I did the rear control arms, I ended up basically burning the old bushings out with a torch, which was very stinky and messy. I later read an article on removing bushings and I thought they used a hole saw or...