Fox body 5.0 subframe connectors
 

Which subframe connectors did you other Fox body Mustang Stockers use? I'm ready to do it, better late than never. Thanks, Tim

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I don't think the brand necessarily makes that much different. You are probably going to have to re-route or tweak some brake lines or fuel lines with any kind, and you will have to get all that stuff out of the way anyway to weld them on. I put Jegs bolt on type on my car a long time ago ( probably 10 years) and they seem to work fine. I think it is important to beef up the torque boxes (where the stock control arms mount) as well-especially if you have a stick car.

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The best thing I ever did was to make my own and incorporate them into the floor. It makes a world of difference on stiffening the car. Of course it is a lot of work, but worth it.

Sean

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I agree .Make your own. They'll fit better and be stronger.


http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...c/100_0262.jpg

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yeah, I found out today I've definitely had some torque box movement

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Those are some good connectors there. They have the seat frame bolt tie-ins.

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It needed them ! Not from me, but from the previous owner , Haystack Calhoun.

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Mark, You made me laugh my ***** off and I aint got much of one left ! Not heard that name for years and years.

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I custom made my son's front TS 2" x 2" x 1/8". Took about 5 hours on a lift with a tubing bender right there. Unlike the picture, I ran his all the way back to where the stock frame rail turns to go up and all the way to a similar point in the front. I did not cut the floor pan, but I bent them to fit as tight to the follor as close as possible. Then I took a floor jack and a 2 x4 and kept jacking the connector up to the floor. I did weld it completely where it was tight to the floor (most of the connector). My son's car is a stick shift car with more that 2,500 launches @ 5,600 to 6,000 RPM. The torqure boxes are stock, un-reinforced. The car is a low HP car with a 340 HP Ford Crate motor.

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Wolf Racecraft makes a real nice through the floor sub frame connector.

http://www.wolferacecraft.com/detail.aspx?ID=293

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Bob, Nostalgia is my business!


I would have had to reinforce the torque boxes on the Mustang if I had run it much more with the stick shift. I just welded up some cracks that were starting for the automatic conversion.
A stick shift will do a lot of damage to those cars. Even a low hp one.

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Tons of Fun, to bad we did not get to see him against the Giant in a heads up run off

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i would highly recommend a set of battle boxes from wild rides. upper and lowers. fit was great and nice quality. i agree that you can make your own connectors. i bought a pair from griggs racing and they are pretty much a couple of pieces of rectangular box tubing.

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I run the Battle Boxes that Bob stated, and had Maximum Motorsports full length sub frame connectors in my car for years. I now have the Wolfe Racecraft thru the floor type, but only because I ended up doing an 8.50 cage for down the road. I would weld the torque box seams. As stated... stick cars will tear stuff up fast if you don't modify anything.

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TIm:

I have used UPR full length connectors. Comes with plates for the torque boxes, seat brackets and fit well.

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fordteacherguy.... ZAT you Brian?

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This is definitely the way you wanna try and go.