1985 Convert Rear Springs

Agent-J · Post by **Agent-J** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:54 pm

My 1985 SC seems to be riding a little low in the rear. this is an original numbers matching 17k mile car and would like to replace the springs with NOS parts. Can anyone help with part numbers would this be a stock Ford item or were they replaced by ASC?

Kentennis · Post by **Kentennis** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:11 pm

Great qusetion. But, I think, very little information exists on the Capri chassis cars. Next time mine is in the air, I can try and find some kind of a number, but it'll be a while. Remember, the cars were lowered.

85asc239 · Post by **85asc239** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:44 am

The springs were made by mclaren. Ford started making the springs later in prodution. Hank has the mclaren springs or you use ford motorsports "B" springs.

They are basicly the same

Jeremy

Agent-J · Post by **Agent-J** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:52 pm

I have aske the question in the past if the Capri based convertable were lowered and have got a mixed responce. I bought the car 5 years ago and have driven it less than 150 mile in that time. I noticed that the car sits lower in the back and when i was going through all the original paper work I have a warrantty repair from 1986 when the LM dealership replaced the front struts and springs. My thinking was the front springs where replaced with "Stock" Ford spring and not "ASC" springs. I just want to get it right, the car is so original and I am slight case of OCD.

Post by **negusm** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:26 pm

Sounds about right. My car's ass sat in the air until I called hank and got a set of asc springs.

Now the edge of all 4 wheel openings are within 1/4" difference from the ground.

Somebody changed the rears at one point with stockers.

-Mike

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:26 pm

I put a call in to a guy that worked for asc that I know..... Time to get to the bottom of this spring question.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:30 pm

I found on this board that yes the capri verts got the springs and no they did not. I also found the same answer for the mustangs.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:02 am

Ok today I went to Mr H. Storch's house. We talked for almost 3 hours about his time at ASC. What I got from him was Capris ONLY got the springs verts and coupes. Also 2 types of springs were used early (how early was unclear) cars got a spring that was too stiff so they switched to the motorsport spring. He did not know what part number. Im sure sandy is right and it is the "B" spring. I hope this helps make another gray area of our cars a little more black and white.[/b]

Post by **negusm** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:23 pm

That's all you learned in 3 hours????

I think you're holding out on us!!!

So the Capris got the springs and the Mustangs did not. Do we know if Ford may have put different springs on the Mustangs so maybe asc didn't have to?

Somebody with a stock Mustang asc needs to measure their height and go to a show and find a stock 87+ Mustang GT and measure the height.

-Mike

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:33 pm

Lol I wish I was better with my words. He told me sooooo many stories but by the time I type them up you will all be confused by my dyslexic wrighting. He did not remember doing wheel alignments to the mustangs he said they were all stock suspensions.

He did ask me about the prototype coupe. He said an ASC employee bought that car and it was stollen sometime after that. They never found the car from what he remembered. The 86 coupe for sale right now was for sure stock with the power sliding sun roof. The only 1 they ever made.

If you guys can think of any questions for him please make a list. I was invited back any time and he lives half a mile from my work and only a few miles from my house.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:18 pm

"B" Spring is correct.

I wish I lived so close to him. You are lucky, Peter !

Listen, I have 2 Ford ascMcLaren converts. Both are 100% as new.

I will measure from the concrete floor to the point of thr rear spoiler
(point beinging the edge of the spoiler as it faces your tummy)
and will post later, today as to how many inches they are.
Both are 100% 0iginal & bone stock. Final car made (Azura Blue) and 1 of two "25th Silver Anniversary Editions" intenders.
Azura has 2,300 miles, Silver Anniversary has 8,200 miles.
Both are virgin originals. One is here, at home, the other is 4 miles away in "Car Condo". Later on ~ but, today.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:20 pm

Sandy try from the floor to the top of the wheel well.

Sandy · Post by **Sandy** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:51 pm

I cannot do it right now. We are having a hurricane !! I will do it ASAP.

Post by **negusm** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:55 pm

Yeah, floor to bottom edge of the wheel well.

Actually, the CENTER OF THE WHEEL to the bottom of the wheel well. This removes differences in wheel/Tire height between the cars.

DO YOUR asc COUPE TOO!!!

If the stangs are the same height as your coupe, then something still doesn't jive.

-Mike

capri50asc · Post by **capri50asc** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:27 am

Hi guys

I have two 86'capris. One stock 86 capri RS 5.0 and a '86 Capri vert

Measurements have been done with both cars on a level garage floor
side by side:

86 Capri RS 5.0 Front 15 inch's center of wheel to lower wheel well
Rear 15 inch.s Same

86 Capri Mclaren Front 14 1/2 inch's center of the to lower wheel well
Rear 14 1/2 same

Both cars have new shocks and struts.

Hope this Helps

Chris

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