1998 Ford Mustang

Suspension - General Including Electronic Controls

MUSTANG GT MUSTANG COBRA

MUSTANG MODELS WITH MODEL WITH AXLE
MODELS AXLE DAMPER DAMPER REAR
REAR SUSPENSION SUSPENSION
Car Leveling -
N/A N/A N/A
Std/opt/na
Car Leveling -
Manual/automatic
control
Car Leveling - Type
(air/hydraulic)
Car Leveling -
Primary/assist spring
Car Leveling - Rear
only/4 wheel leveling
Car Leveling -
Single/dual rate spring
Car Leveling -
Single/dual ride heights
Car Leveling - Provision
for jacking
Shock Absorber
Damping Controls - N/A N/A N/A
Std/Opt/NA
Shock Absorber
Damping Controls -
Manual/automatic
control
Shock Absorber
Damping Controls -
Type of actuation
Shock Absorber
Damping Controls -
Sensors -
Lateral acceleration
Shock Absorber
Damping Controls -
Sensors -
Deceleration
 Shock Absorber
Damping Controls -
Sensors -
Acceleration
Shock Absorber
Damping Controls -
Sensors -
Road Surface
Strut - Front /
Front Struts / Vert. rear Front Struts / Vert. rear
Shock Absorber (Front Shock - Rear, gas-
shocks, gas-pressurized shocks, gas-pressurized
& Rear) - Type pressurized hydraulic; horizontal hydraulic; horizontal rear
hydraulic rear dampers dampers
Front Struts / Rear Front Struts / Rear
Shock Absorber (Front Monroe Shocks - Monroe Shocks - Monroe
& Rear) - Make Automotive Automotive; Rear Automotive; Rear
Dampers - Arvin Dampers - Gabriel
Shock Absorber (Front Front 32 (1.26) / Rear Front 32 (1.26) / Rear
Front 32 (1.26) /
& Rear) - Piston 30.12 (1.19); Damper 30.12 (1.19); Damper
Rear 30.12 (1.19)
Diameter 25.4 (1.00) 25.4 (1.00)
Front 22 (0.87) / Rear Front 22 (0.87) / Rear
Shock Absorber (Front Front 22 (0.87) /
12.5 (0.5); Damper 12.5 12.5 (0.5); Damper 12.5
& Rear) - Rod Diameter Rear 12.5 (0.5)
(0.50) (0.50)

Suspension - Front

MUSTANG GT MUSTANG COBRA

MODELS WITH AXLE MODEL WITH AXLE
MUSTANG MODELS
DAMPER REAR DAMPER REAR
SUSPENSION SUSPENSION
Hybrid MacPherson
Hybrid MacPherson Strut Hybrid MacPherson Strut
Type and Strut w/ Spring
w/ Spring Mounted on w/ Spring Mounted on
description Mounted on Lower
Lower Control Arm Lower Control Arm
Control Arm
Travel - Full
jounce (define 90.9 (3.58) 91 (3.58) 91 (3.58)
load condition)
Travel - Full
90.7 (3.57) 91.7 (3.61) 91.7 (3.61)
Rebound
Spring - Type
(coil, leaf,
Coil, SAE-5160-H Steel Coil, SAE-5160 Steel Coil, SAE-5160 Steel
other &
material)
Spring - Upper-ring, Lower- Upper-ring, Lower-Sleeve Upper-ring, Lower-Sleeve
 Insulators (type
Sleeve & Rubber & Rubber & Rubber
& material)
Spring - Size
(Leaf: Length
& width; Coil:
254 (10.0) and 89.0 Variable Rate Coil; 244
design Coil; 89.0 (3.50) i.d.
(3.50) (9.6) and 89.0 (3.5)
height & i.d.;
Bar: length &
diameter)
Spring - Spring
Variable 70 (400) to 87.5
rate [N/mm 70 (400) 70 (400)
(500)
(lb/in)]
Spring - Rate
Variable 19 (106) to 23
at wheel 19 (106) 19 (106)
(133)
[N/mm (lb/in)]
Stabilizer -
Link; Teflon lined
Type (link, Link; Teflon lined rubber Link; Teflon lined rubber
rubber under rail
linkless, under rail insulator under rail insulator
insulator
frameless)
SAE-J403, 1018 Solid SAE-J403, 1018 Solid SAE-J403, 1018 Solid
Stabilizer -
Ends/SAE-J404, 4130 Ends/SAE-J404, 4130 Ends/SAE-J404, 4130
Material &
DOM-Tube Steel & 27 DOM-Tube Steel & 30 DOM-Tube Steel & 25
O.D. bar/tube,
(1.06) Tubular Bar-4.32 (1.18) Tubular Bar-4.8 (0.98) Tubular Bar-5.0
wall thickness
(0.17) Wall Thickness (0.189) Wall Thickness (0.197) Wall Thickness

Suspension - Rear

MUSTANG COBRA
MUSTANG GT MODELS
MUSTANG MODEL WITH AXLE
WITH AXLE DAMPER
MODELS DAMPER REAR
REAR SUSPENSION
SUSPENSION
Four bar link with coil
Four bar link with coil spring
Four bar link with spring on lower arm; Also
Type and on lower arm; Also includes
coil spring on includes both vertical shock
description both vertical shock absorbers
lower arm absorbers and horizontal
and horizontal axle dampers
axle dampers
Travel - Full
jounce (define 66 (2.60) 63 (2.48) 63 (2.48)
load condition)
Travel - Full
122.1 (4.81) 122 (4.81) 122 (4.81)
Rebound
Spring - Type Coil, SAE-5160-H Variable rate coil and SAE Variable rate coil and SAE
(coil, leaf, other Steel 5160H Steel 5160H Steel
& material)
Spring - Size
(Leaf: Length &
width; Coil:
220 (8.7) and 102 Variable rate; 220 (8.7) &
design Coil
(4.02) 102 (4.02)
height & i.d.;
Bar: length &
diameter)
Spring - Spring
Variable 29 (165) to 46
rate [N/mm 33.3 (190) 28 (160)
(265)
(lb/in)]
14 (80) w/ coupe;
Spring - Rate at
variable 14.5 (83) Variable 14.5 (83) to 23
wheel [N/mm 14.0 (80)
to 23 (133) w/ (133)
(lb/in)]
convertible
Spring - Upper disc
Upper disc (rubber); lower Upper disc (rubber); lower
Insulators (type (rubber); lower
disc (rubber) disc (rubber)
& material) disc (rubber)
If Leaf - No. of
N/A N/A N/A
Leaves
If Leaf -Shackle
N/A N/A N/A
(comp. or tens.)
Stabilizer - Type
(link, linkless, N/A Linkless Linkless
frameless)
SAE-J403, 1018 Solid SAE-J403, 1018 Solid
Stabilizer -
Ends/SAE-J404, 4130 Ends/SAE-J404, 4130
Material & O.D.
DOM-Tube Steel & 24 DOM-Tube Steel & 27
bar/tube, wall
(0.94) Tubular Bar-3.84 (1.06) Tubular Bar-5.4
thickness
(0.151) Wall Thickness (0.213) Wall Thickness
Track bar (type) None None None