Springs & Shocks

I changed the 6 cyl suspension to '63 V8 suspension when I did the Granada disc brake swap. I decided to keep the '60 spring perch because of the brass bushing has a grease fitting and is better than the rubber bushing. My old springs eventually got tired so I replaced them with Moog 8088 springs along with new spring insulators.

The car sits about 3 feet taller and showed no signs of settling after 5 weeks so I chopped off a coil. Turning the spring compressor around allowed me to use a socket on the top side to squeeze the spring and use a cut off wheel to cut the coil.

I replaced the front shocks with Mustang Shocks. The difference between the Falcon and Mustang shocks are the top mount. The Falcon uses the stud type whereas the Mustang uses the cross bar style, the Mustang & Falcon shocks measure the same when extended and when compressed. (14.25" - 10.50") The Edelbrock IAS shocks Made a lot of difference too.