Lift Springs/Kit

Discussion in '2.3L (N/A & Turbo)' started by breon, May 9, 2006.

  1. breon New Member

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    Someone on the forum said that a set of 88 T-Bird springs are taller or stiffer or something.

    I just bought a set from PartsAmerica.com. They're not taller, but they do seem like a higher spring rate.

    I might take them back if there is a better solution out there.

    Is there lift kit out there? or just some taller springs?

    This is for use on a 93 2.3L Hatch that I use for Rally.
  2. Red_LX Doubt I could be of much help, unless you need por

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    Well, that might have been me, I did tell you that I put '84 Thunderbird REAR springs in my old '90 (along with 5.0 front springs) and they lifted the car around an inch or two.

    I don't know about the front springs, maybe they aren't taller.

    I don't know how high you're looking to go, but JCWhitney sells "ultra high lift" springs for '79-93 Mustangs, front & rear. Says they lift the car 2-3" or something like that, I doubt you would be able to make them work with stock suspension geometry but you could probably cut them a bit.
  3. 85 Turbo Bird Founding Member

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    the TBird springs are indeed stiffer since they weighed considerably more than a like engined Mustang
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    I looked at a set of 88 Tbird springs here and they are way taller.

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