1994/95 SVT stock springs: Coupe vs Vert

[Cobra Jet]

Can anyone tell me if the 1994/95 Cobra stock springs were the same between the Coupe and Convertible? The same meaning ride height and spring rate. Can you please point me to those specs if in a link on here?

Does anyone have the actual original Ford Part numbers or the tags that were found on the springs?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Tillerman77]

Here is one link for a list of spring rates.

 

[Low Class Yuppie]

Here is one link for a list of spring rates.

According to that list, all '94-'95 Cobras used the same springs, but '96-'98 appears to have different spring rates, probably for coupe and convertible?

 

[Tillerman77]

According to that list, all '94-'95 Cobras used the same springs, but '96-'98 appears to have different spring rates, probably for coupe and convertible?

My 97 SVT owners manual indicates the 400-505 F 165-265 R in the specifications and does not differentiate between coupe and convertible.

 

[Low Class Yuppie]

My 97 SVT owners manual indicates the 400-505 F 165-265 R in the specifications and does not differentiate between coupe and convertible.

Interesting. Were they tweaking the spring rates year over year at that point?

 

[Tillerman77]

Change of engine may have had something to do with the choices made. Sway bar diameters also changed between the 94-95 and the 96-98 cars IIRC.

 

[Low Class Yuppie]

Change of engine may have had something to do with the choices made. Sway bar diameters also changed between the 94-95 and the 96-98 cars IIRC.

Is "400-505 165-265" a pair of codes, or a range of spring rates front and rear? It looks to me like there were at least two different rates between '96 and '98, unless I'm reading that wrong and those are just part numbers.

 

[Tillerman77]

Is "400-505 165-265" a pair of codes, or a range of spring rates front and rear? It looks to me like there were at least two different rates between '96 and '98, unless I'm reading that wrong and those are just part numbers.

That refers to a variable spring rate for both the front (400-505) and rear (165-265) springs, not part numbers.

 

[Low Class Yuppie]

That refers to a variable spring rate for both the front (400-505) and rear (165-265) springs, not part numbers.

Now I see. I didn't realize that these cars had variable rate springs from the factory. Thanks for explaining that to me.