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Reinforcement Plates - Shock Tower - Weld In - PAIR - New ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang 1967,1967 cougar,1967 mustang,1968,1968 cougar,1968 mustang,1969,1969 cougar,1969 mustang,1970,1970 cougar,1970 mustang,c7w,c7z,c8w,c8z,c9w,c9z,cougar,d0w,d0z,ford,ford mustang,mercury,mercury cougar,mustang,new,pair,plates,weld,suspension,front end,upgrade,reinforcement,reinforcing,shock,tower,weld,reinforcment,plates,rigid,torsion,corner,carver,dog,house,doghouse,shelby,reinforcement,kit,handling,kit,repair,shock,tower,crack,prevention,plate,brace,gusset,boss,handling,guide,crack,split,weld,in,driver,drivers,drivers,passenger,passengers,passengers,side,12-3008

Reinforcement Plates - Shock Tower - Weld In - PAIR - New ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
Item #: 12-3008

4.88 stars, based on 32 reviews
New pair of weld in shock tower reinforcement plates cut from 11 gauge steel (1/8") for the Mercury Cougar or Ford Mustang. It is common knowledge that one of the main design flaws of the early Cougar or Mustang are the shock towers. Because of...
Reinforcement Plates - Shock Tower - Weld In - PAIR - New ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
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Really good tight fit. Might take a little work to get them to fit the shock towers kind of have to be cleaned up, other than that not a hard install. Just painted over them when I was done with the undercoating I used in the wheel wells. You wouldn't ever know they were there. Looks factory if you do it right.

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Customer since 2014
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Installed when front springs were replaced. Plates fit well and were easier to weld in than I thought they be. My shock towers were in good shape and these plates will help keep them that way.

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Switzerland
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Super quality, fitting near perfect… Thanks for the video, that's very instructive and helpful to do the job correctly.

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Customer since 2016
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I can't comment on how well these fit, but the plates appear to be very well made, and the price isn't outrageous either. I look forward to installing them.

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Customer since 2018
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Tout à fait ce que j'attendais

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very nice. It helped a lot with handling

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NewZealand
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Good up grade, keepsthe front end tight.

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Went in okay needed a little clean up. Little tune for a tighter fit looks good see how it will work when I get with car.

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Chandler AZ.
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67 XR7

I didn't have any cracks in my shock towers as I have had an export brace and Monte Carlo bar on the car for as long as I have owned it. I got these plates to further strengthen the shock towers so I could possibly delete the Monte Carlo bar for ease of working in the engine compartment. The plates fit well with no problems. Paint them with satin black and they look like they belong there. This is a good modification in my opinion, and I recommend these plates.

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Pleasant Hill CA
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68’ Strut Tower Braces

Fit great!
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