torque boxes

daleford · 06-19-2000, 08:26 AM

Can anybody tell me the "torque box story" I ask this because I see older Mustangs without the boxes, and later models with them.
The other night I noticed my friends rust free/origional 67 coupe [v8 car] with one on the left and none on the right!!! Wierd!!!
Thanks for any help. Dale

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66fastback · 06-19-2000, 08:40 PM

Well it goes something like this....

Once upon a time, there were three Mustangs. The 65 coupe, the 67 fastback, and the wee little 66 convertible.

While they were up on the rack for alignment, Goldilocks the alignment technician noticed that the 66 convertable had torque boxes, the 65 coupe had none, and the 67 fastback only had one!

"How strange!" she exclaimed.

And it was strange indeed. The scoop is that basically 65-66 cars didn't get any torque boxes....except convertibles and Shelbys.

In 67 they only put one on the driver's side, only again convertibles got them on both sides.

I believe that in 68 they started putting torque boxes on both sides on all Stangs.

If I'm wrong on this, would someone please correct me, because I've thought it was this way for many years now. Doc.

06-19-2000, 08:26 AM	#1
daleford Registered Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: kensington, P.E., Canada Posts: 22	torque boxes Can anybody tell me the "torque box story" I ask this because I see older Mustangs without the boxes, and later models with them. The other night I noticed my friends rust free/origional 67 coupe [v8 car] with one on the left and none on the right!!! Wierd!!! Thanks for any help. Dale ------------------

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06-19-2000, 08:40 PM	#2
66fastback Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 208	Well it goes something like this.... Once upon a time, there were three Mustangs. The 65 coupe, the 67 fastback, and the wee little 66 convertible. While they were up on the rack for alignment, Goldilocks the alignment technician noticed that the 66 convertable had torque boxes, the 65 coupe had none, and the 67 fastback only had one! "How strange!" she exclaimed. And it was strange indeed. The scoop is that basically 65-66 cars didn't get any torque boxes....except convertibles and Shelbys. In 67 they only put one on the driver's side, only again convertibles got them on both sides. I believe that in 68 they started putting torque boxes on both sides on all Stangs. If I'm wrong on this, would someone please correct me, because I've thought it was this way for many years now. Doc.