TRX Handling Package Question

[93chipper]

the only thing chp may do was subframe connectors on some cars but not all cars had it from chp

[HBWaterfowler]

I've seen a few articles where the department did their own upgrades.
They were having problems keeping up with cars equipped with aftermarket parts. So they added some performance parts, and safety equipment. They featured it in some Mustang magazines.

I'm sure you are most likely right, aftermarket.
But it seems like a possibility that it could have been used in service like this.

The subframe connectors look old, and were welded on (similar to the wields for the c pillar and rear fender antenna from decommission).

I did a car fax on the car, and it had no DMV record until 1994.

From what I remember about the cars history from the man I bought it from.
The car was owned by a young dumb kid, and he didn’t know how to work on it. So he took it to a local automotive shop, they did repairs to the car. The bill was never pair, and the car was sold to another mechanic as a lean sale. It sat for a while and then I bought it in early 2011.

The subframe connector, rear coil over and 4 barrel eddlebrock carb is the only thing changed on the car when I got it.

I was hoping someone else might of had someone setup like this, but I guess not.

[FoxChassis]

TR and TRX is the same thing. Mercury called it "TR" after '81(?), that's where I got it from.

What you quoted above about the TRX and Handling/GT suspension is exactly what I said. There's nothing in there about being able to pick and choose parts within those packages. And if you ordered a V8 or a turbo 2.3L, the Handling/GT suspension was not optional. It was mandatory. The TRX suspension was optional on everything (except the models I listed on page 1), even the V8s and turbo 2.3, but the TRX parts replaced the Handling/GT suspension parts in those cases.

Nothing in the list of SSP-only parts shows anything about the suspension. SSP got the standard Handling/GT suspension. No changes. No extra duty control arms or bushings. No coil-over shocks. No larger (that Handling/GT) stabilizer bars. All standard stuff that every other V8 got.

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by 93chipper

the only thing chp may do was subframe connectors on some cars but not all cars had it from chp

Where did this information come from?

[Mustang Kid]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

Where did this information come from?

+1

Yes out in America some officers slightly modified their mustangs(and were reprimanded for it too). If an agency modified the car any way mechanically(headers, brakes, motors, etc), liability dramatically increases. If something happened, like upgraded brake failure and the car rear ended another car causing injury, the department could easily be sued and would lose. CHP is strict on the no modification rule. Even sub frame connectors would be a no no.


These Mustangs are well known for reaching speeds of 130-140 mph.

I have a 92 GT. I haven't had any braking problems, brakes perfectly fine, and handles corners with no problems at all. Of course it has the slightly bigger disks, but still.

I'm sure Ford would have been sued if these cars have had the rear drum lock up issue you describe since they were new as someone would have been injured. Have you redone the brakes? Brake shoes most likely are adjusted too tight. Also, Mustangs do not have Anti-Lock brakes. Of course they are going to lock up if you stand on the brakes.

I'm not trying to bash you. We're just trying to tell you that departments would not swap in new suspensions or modify them. We are a site of preservation and restoration. I'm not opposed to internal motor mods, but when you swap suspension to something newer, the car will not have it's same look. When I see a modified SSP, I don't generally care for it(there are a couple that I really like though). Ruins it's respectability IMO.

Unless you can make contact with every owner, you can't prove that the modifications to the car were put on during it's service life.

[93chipper]

there is a shop owner down the street and he said that a few of them had subframe connectors from chp not all of them had them but he has seen them on the cars and he bought a few of them through chp like that

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by 93chipper

there is a shop owner down the street and he said that a few of them had subframe connectors from chp not all of them had them but he has seen them on the cars and he bought a few of them through chp like that

More than one FHP Trooper told me that his Mustang had a chip in it.

Anything is possible, but we like to verify and document before taking claims at face value.