Hi - I bought myself a very nice clean 89 LX 5.0 convertible and it is
my first fox body car and I can really see why this car has such a lot
of fans - it is great and I can see these cars being put on the same
gearhead pedestals as the 55-57 chevies and 64- 71 Mustangs in the near
future.

Anyway like many other owners I want to keep it great and make it even
better where I can.

One thing I am noticing and was expecting is quite a bit of cowl shake
- it has 86,000 miles on it so a combination of age and design are
probably a factor here BUT .... one comment I will make is that I took
my brother in laws 1992 5.0 convert which has about the same mileage on
it for a drive and it is much more tight - I looked under the hood and
there is no strut tower brace so I am wondering was anything done
factory design wise to make the 1992 cars stronger in terms of body
structure ? - I took a quick look under the front and can't see
anything exotic there either . I know there are a lot of components
that could come into play here but I just thought I would ask this
question as a starting point.

I have new struts on the car which the person I bought it from
installed but I don't know the vintage of the rest of the front end -
it passed the mandatory safety inspections we have up here so nothing
is worn below spec.

For reduction of the cowl shake and considering strut tower braces vs
subframe connectors which one of the 2 is the best approach ?

Thanks very much for any responses to my guestions - I visit this group
regularly and it seems like there are a lot of very knowledgeable
members here who are very generous in helping fellow owners and fans
out.