How to make a Fox body handle?
12-23-2007, 06:24 PM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
ORIGINAL: greenstreak9205
has anybody ever used griggs around here?
has anybody ever used griggs around here?
It consists of: torque arm, panhard bar, frame connectors , rear springs and lower arms.
There are no upper arms, that's what makes it a3 link.
On the front I have motorsport springs. Stock sway bars.
The car handles great! You can power out of turns, whilehazing the tires with no worry of spinning out. It makes the handling very predictable, withno suprises. A lot of fun on a twisty road.
12-23-2007, 10:41 PM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
ORIGINAL: Alero99
Find a motor out of a 97 mountaineer or Explorer with the 5.0 v8 and put in an alphabet cam and you'll boogey
Find a motor out of a 97 mountaineer or Explorer with the 5.0 v8 and put in an alphabet cam and you'll boogey
I have an original brochure for the car and all it lists are the 4 cyl, the 2 6 cyl., and the little V8, but not the 302. Hmm.
12-23-2007, 10:50 PM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
ORIGINAL: kazer
If i touch the bottom end I'm in class with fully modified Evos and STis, which I don't think all the money in the world would help the old Bird outrun round the cones.
I have an original brochure for the car and all it lists are the 4 cyl, the 2 6 cyl., and the little V8, but not the 302. Hmm.
ORIGINAL: Alero99
Find a motor out of a 97 mountaineer or Explorer with the 5.0 v8 and put in an alphabet cam and you'll boogey
Find a motor out of a 97 mountaineer or Explorer with the 5.0 v8 and put in an alphabet cam and you'll boogey
I have an original brochure for the car and all it lists are the 4 cyl, the 2 6 cyl., and the little V8, but not the 302. Hmm.
can you change the top end?(heads, cam, intake)
12-23-2007, 11:20 PM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
ORIGINAL: greenstreak9205
how much did you pay for the griggs set up and where did you get it? idk if only griggs sells their equiptment
how much did you pay for the griggs set up and where did you get it? idk if only griggs sells their equiptment
The stuff was in the car when I bought it off AutoTrader.com. I got the car from a used car dealer. Bought it in the pouring rain so I didn't get to look under it. Once I saw underneath the car I was like WTF?? Did some searching on the netand found out what it was and that it cost big bucks.
Once I fixed the broken front coil spring I found out it handled great.
Sorry if were hijacking your thread.
12-23-2007, 11:58 PM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
ORIGINAL: moterhead
Since you aren't a Ford guy and never will be, you may not know that the term "Fox body" is incorrect. The correct term is Fox CHASSIS. There are LOTS of different bodies on what's essentialy the same chassis. [ul][*]1978-1983 Ford Fairmont[*]1978-1983 Mercury Zephyr[*]1979-2004 Ford Mustang[*]1979-1986 Mercury Capri[*]1980-1988 Ford Thunderbird[*]1980-1988 Mercury Cougar[*]1981-1982 Ford Granada[*]1982-1987 Lincoln Continental[*]1983-1986 Ford LTD[*]1983-1986 Mercury Marquis[*]1984-1992 Lincoln Mark VII [/ul]So, when you say "Fox body" you might be talking about any of the above cars.
Since you aren't a Ford guy and never will be, you may not know that the term "Fox body" is incorrect. The correct term is Fox CHASSIS. There are LOTS of different bodies on what's essentialy the same chassis. [ul][*]1978-1983 Ford Fairmont[*]1978-1983 Mercury Zephyr[*]1979-2004 Ford Mustang[*]1979-1986 Mercury Capri[*]1980-1988 Ford Thunderbird[*]1980-1988 Mercury Cougar[*]1981-1982 Ford Granada[*]1982-1987 Lincoln Continental[*]1983-1986 Ford LTD[*]1983-1986 Mercury Marquis[*]1984-1992 Lincoln Mark VII [/ul]So, when you say "Fox body" you might be talking about any of the above cars.
there you go fixed although alot of people normally refer to them as a sn95 the later cars are still a fox platform
12-24-2007, 12:14 AM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
ORIGINAL: 86 5.0L
the cam is part of the bottom end, the bottom end consists of the; crank, rods, pistons and sometimes the block, so a 97 mountaineer or explorer has the same bottom end as a 93 mustang 5.0
can you change the top end?(heads, cam, intake)
the cam is part of the bottom end, the bottom end consists of the; crank, rods, pistons and sometimes the block, so a 97 mountaineer or explorer has the same bottom end as a 93 mustang 5.0
can you change the top end?(heads, cam, intake)
Eh, I mean bottom end as in everything in the block lol. Heads are a no go (beyond stock) but intake is fine, and everything above it can be changed.
12-24-2007, 12:45 AM
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RE: How to make a Fox body handle?
grab a 93-95 cobra motor. they have the gt40 heads. you can buy a remanufactured long block (block, crank, pistons, cam, heads, RRs, etc) from ford for about $2200 you would just need the rest of the top-end and wiring harness and all the accessories
btw i stole these pics from a guy (91lxcoupe28) that just bought one on corral.net
btw i stole these pics from a guy (91lxcoupe28) that just bought one on corral.net