![]() I am planning on running a larger wheel, 15 or 16" (I think the wheels I want only come in 16, unfortunately) so that may take some of the squish out of the tires. Cost isn't really a big deal, but those killer flat spots in the morning are, especially since I'm up north and they'll vibrate your teeth out for the first 15 minutes of your morning. How about KYB, I know they're popular with the old-Ford crowd?Īlso, because of my off-road experience, I want to avoid bias-ply tires. I'll look into the Edelbrocks, anything else worth checking out? I am intimately familiar with off-road shocks but when it comes to passenger cars I'm lost. The Thunderbird for 1961 introduced several. A new engine, a 300 horsepower, 390 cubic inch FE V8, was the lone engine initially offered in the Thunderbird and was only available with a three-speed automatic transmission. That's what I'm looking for - someone who's tried different shocks and liked them. Ford redesigned the Thunderbird for 1961 with styling that gave the car a unique bullet-like body side appearance. or more, and get a nicer ride from reducing the unsprung weight. I was really hoping to find some fiberglass rear leaves and maybe save myself 50 lbs. I suppose I was hoping that maybe some Mustang springs were the same, since everyone and their brother makes Mustang performance parts. I'm not above calling Eaton or National for some custom-made springs, but I'd rather not have to pay for them. I've yet to come across a dedicated '61-'63 bullet bird forum.have you? I wish someone would start one. Call Tom or Dave at (407) 428-0116 for details. One day Bordinat brought Lee Iacocca (then general manager of Ford Division) in to see it. I suspect a 1-1/8" bar isn't too much for a 4000Lb beast. 390 V8, automatic, air conditioning, power steering, power brakes, dual exhaust, swing-a-way steering wheel, power windows, power seat, sports tonneau cover and Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels. In May 1964, still early in the 1967 program, Boyers crew worked up a full-size rendering of 'their' Thunderbird as a four-door hardtop, with short rear doors, wide rear roof pillars and 'black cherry' paintwork. I hear Edelbrock IAS shocks are righteous. Shocks look like you'd be able to interchange any popular flavor. I think re-issue bias ply tires are available, but are fairly expensive.Ĭustom springs (coil and leafs) should be fairly easy to round up for any application (have weights and measures handy). This makes for a really mushy ride with soft springs. Modern Radial tires are soft in the sidewall relying more on springs/shocks to smooth and stiffen the ride. Bias ply tires stiff sidewalls took the brunt of abuse in this suspension setup. My understanding is this: The suspension on the big creampuffs was intensionally made soft, for the smoothest of ride. I've done a lot of surf/searching and parts catalog flipping. I'm in the dreaming stage for my '61.I think I wanna street-rod mine.
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