Do verts come with Subframe connectors

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04-03-2012, 05:06 PM

gs462

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Do verts come with Subframe connectors

Had the 2002 mustang up in the air today and noticed subframe connectors, did my wifes 2002 gt vert come with factory subframe connectors??

04-03-2012, 07:31 PM

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04-03-2012, 07:44 PM

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taken from another forum. Source

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Yes, Ford added a number of braces to the convertible, as all manufacturers do, to help increase the stiffness lost inherent in a convertible. The subframe connectors and that x-brace are the primary ones for our Mustang.

04-03-2012, 07:47 PM

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04-16-2012, 02:38 PM

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i know atleast the 99-04s did, the 94-98s i believe did not, and i would imagine the s197s have them but am not 100%

07-24-2012, 09:12 AM

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I have an 86 GT with connectors and i was wondering if they were factory because when i got my GT it had work done to it already so i am unsure if the are factory or aftermarket.

07-25-2012, 02:20 PM

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Yes the 2002 has factory subframe connectors.

05-07-2013, 02:04 AM

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My 90' LX did not have them and I added them when I did mys suspension work. I would guess that foxes didn't come with them.

05-07-2013, 10:25 AM

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The 99-04 convertibles do have factory sfc's as others have stated, but they are too flimsy and too short to actually be effective. All they really do is stiffen up the floorpan a little, they don't actually connect the front and rear subframes of the car as the term "subframe connector" would actually suggest. Installing aftermarket sfc's like the ones MM makes will make a very noticeable improvement.

If I'm not mistaken, Mach's and Cobra's also had these same sfc's.