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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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I've asked 3 different service departments and got three different answers.

Every 4 years
Every 6 years
I'm not sure

Anyone know?
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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I wouldnt bank on it being in years.. more like mileage and useage. Its going to change and be different for every driver/drivingstyle/how hard you drive it/ type of shock etc..

A good rule I've used is to push down on the front of the car, it should compress some and immediately go back to its place. No bouncing, no being able to push it all the way down, maybe just a couple of inches with putting all your weight into it. You can usually tell when a strut is wore out due to sloppyness in the handling.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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It seems to bottom out coming off a speed bump really easy and with the Bassani x-pipe being a little lower then the stock system....guess what's getting bottomed out???
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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at least its your exhaust.. i bump my tranny everytime going in and out of my apartment complex. Something you can do to help bring the car up just a tad is run poly urethane spring isolators. It may raise them between 1/16th and 1/8th of an inch, which wont make much of a noticiable difference in appearance
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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Where do you get those? I've never heard of them. I really like the current ride height, it's a nice stance compared to other Mustangs.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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http://www.maximummotorsports.com is where I got mine
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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every 50k miles or when it rides horrible, lol
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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I got about 80,000 miles out of my struts and shocks,but mostly highway miles. I noticed bouncing in the front end over the smallest bumps.
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 04:53 AM
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Yep, besides it dumping over speedbump I get the wave riding feel over rolls in the road.
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