Thomas A
Registered User
I'm working with a company to have SS lines made for our cars, and was wondering if there were any differences in line length or fitting sizes between the difference models? I am trying to find out how many different OE sets I will need to send in to have them reproduced. I broke down the models into:
FRONTS:
1989-1991 Thunderbird SC & LX
1989-1991 Cougar XR7 & LS
1992-1997 Thunderbird SC LX
1992-1997 Cougar XR7 & LS
1993-1998 Mark VIII
REARS:
1989-1997 Thunderbird SC & LX Disc
1989-1997 Cougar XR7 & LS Disc
1989-1997 Thunderbird SC & LX Drum
1989-1997 Cougar XR7 & LS Drum
1989-1997 Mark VIII Disc
Notes & Known Facts:
1. All front Calipers are interchangeable line wise with 92+ T-Bird, Cougar, & 93+ Mark VIII. The lines will all attach to the caliper. However, we don't know if the fitting to hard line is the same size on all of them.
2. All rear Calipers will interchange with all year MN12's and FN10's on the line side, assuming the proper disc spindle is used. However, we don't know if the fitting to hard line is the same size on all of them.
3. There would be little to no demand for a rear disc SS line, as people who upgrade to SS lines would also upgrade to rear discs.
4. It needs to be determined wether or not having ABS affects the line on the front or rear discs, fitting wise. ABS does not affect length or shape of lines.
5. It needs to be determined wether the early spindles have a different length line then the late model spindles.
6. It needs to be determined wether there are fitting differences in the line to dist. block inbetween '93-'98 Mark VIII vs. early spindle cars vs. late spindle cars vs. ABS vs. Non-ABS cars.
I hope this post makes sense. I'm just trying to figure out how many setups will be needed to accomadate all MN12 & FN10 cars, sans rear drum setups. I am hoping that they will all be the same, atleast all late model and all early model spindles, but I do not know. Any help and info on this subject would be much appreciated!
Thomas
FRONTS:
1989-1991 Thunderbird SC & LX
1989-1991 Cougar XR7 & LS
1992-1997 Thunderbird SC LX
1992-1997 Cougar XR7 & LS
1993-1998 Mark VIII
REARS:
1989-1997 Thunderbird SC & LX Disc
1989-1997 Cougar XR7 & LS Disc
1989-1997 Thunderbird SC & LX Drum
1989-1997 Cougar XR7 & LS Drum
1989-1997 Mark VIII Disc
Notes & Known Facts:
1. All front Calipers are interchangeable line wise with 92+ T-Bird, Cougar, & 93+ Mark VIII. The lines will all attach to the caliper. However, we don't know if the fitting to hard line is the same size on all of them.
2. All rear Calipers will interchange with all year MN12's and FN10's on the line side, assuming the proper disc spindle is used. However, we don't know if the fitting to hard line is the same size on all of them.
3. There would be little to no demand for a rear disc SS line, as people who upgrade to SS lines would also upgrade to rear discs.
4. It needs to be determined wether or not having ABS affects the line on the front or rear discs, fitting wise. ABS does not affect length or shape of lines.
5. It needs to be determined wether the early spindles have a different length line then the late model spindles.
6. It needs to be determined wether there are fitting differences in the line to dist. block inbetween '93-'98 Mark VIII vs. early spindle cars vs. late spindle cars vs. ABS vs. Non-ABS cars.
I hope this post makes sense. I'm just trying to figure out how many setups will be needed to accomadate all MN12 & FN10 cars, sans rear drum setups. I am hoping that they will all be the same, atleast all late model and all early model spindles, but I do not know. Any help and info on this subject would be much appreciated!
Thomas