are there many options?

i was walking through a friends neighborhood the other day and saw a 68 coupe. primer gray with some aftermarket 5 spokes. and i noticed he had coilover springs replacing his shocks in the rear. looked mean as hell. can i get some info on a setup like this?

 

Those are helper shocks and they are a big no no on a early mustang.Them and air shocks are a cheap way to lift the back but you put a load on the upper shock mount which will punch though the floor over time.

 

do they eliminate the leafs? if i welded reinforcement plates behind the seat, would it be ok then?

 

Make sure of what you saw. Coils or even air assisted shocks are a no no in my opinion because there is little structural support on the body side of the shock mounts.

This may be something like what you saw.

http://www.stang-aholics.com/ListIte...on%20Kits.aspx

 

he probably did have a 4 link system.

if i were to convert to coilovers, which would you swap first? the front or rear?

 

TCP makes 2 slick setups, the canted 4 link(their G-Link/Bar) and a 3 link(their pushrod rear coil over). Both use a cradle that bolts/welds in as the support structure for shock/spring mounting. The canted 4 link they have is certainly a cheaper option, and will handle very well(not sure what the travel is before bind, but it could be more thany ou'd ever see in use), and their 3 link is very expensive. Both use solid axles, and will handle very well and make excellent forward bite. I'm starting to lean towards their canted 4 link in mine for the future, it's cheaper than their 3 link, will probably handle just as well, less install difficulty and it has a bolting location at the rear bump stop for the differential, which is a great place to tie a roll cage into for added support in the rear suspension.

 

Or http://www.rrs-online.com/3linkproducts.php it comes with a 9 inch housing.Or http://www.maxgsystems.com/presenter...aspx?Id=104557

 

I have the Heidts four link and it goes real good with the adjustable rear coil overs. Haven't done the front but looking at adjustable spring perches and strut rods.

 

As you can see there are several options.

 

There is one more but its pricey as hell the best one i seen the company went under but dodgestang has one of there 3 link kits tho.