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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Suspension => Topic started by: rocnhrse on December 23, 2013, 09:16:56 PM

Title: ball joints
Post by: rocnhrse on December 23, 2013, 09:16:56 PM

67 FB Scode April SJ redoing front suspension and wondering if upper and lower ball joints were bolted in or riveted in at the factory also what would be the diameter of front sway bar thanks

Title: Re: ball joints
Post by: carlite65 on December 23, 2013, 09:19:37 PM

all factory ball joints were rivited. both upper & lower. i'll leave the s/b dimension to someone else.

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Post by: 67gta289 on December 23, 2013, 09:27:54 PM

For sway bar is this a GT/GTA car or not?  How about the rare competition suspension option?  The Marti report will tell.

Title: Re: ball joints
Post by: rocnhrse on December 23, 2013, 09:44:48 PM

thanks for the quick answers, the car is a GTA

Title: Re: ball joints and sway bar 67
Post by: 67gta289 on December 23, 2013, 10:31:13 PM

A GT/GTA (any engine) will have a 13/16" diameter front sway bar.  The competition handling package and Shelby get the 15/16" diameter bar.

Note that if you have a Mustang with a 390 GT engine and automatic transmission, that does not make a GTA.  The GT/GTA option is not associated with the engine.

Title: Re: ball joints
Post by: rocnhrse on December 23, 2013, 10:46:15 PM

thanks John, its a real GTA I have the Marti Report,I also noticed that the GTA and likely the GT had different holes punched in the front fenders for the emblems vs the non GT cars

Title: Re: ball joints
Post by: 67gta289 on December 23, 2013, 10:56:27 PM

sounds good - just wanted to make sure you were not mislead.  Yes, the fenders are quite different in regards to emblems.