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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 05:06 PM
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Default 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??
Old Apr 3, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Noone???
Old Apr 3, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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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.
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Thanks,
Old Apr 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%
Old Jul 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.
Old Jul 25, 2012 | 02:20 PM
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Yes the 2002 has factory subframe connectors.
Old May 7, 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.
Old May 7, 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.
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