Aftermarket springs and shocks
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With all the talk about the Mustang ride height, I thought I'd start this new topic. Even if the pics we have seen of the mule are wrong, and the production cars will ride lower, I'm still thinking about lowering the car another inch or two with some Eibach springs after I put on some wider 18's. And possibly put some new shocks on there too. Does anyone have any experience at installing aftermarket springs and/or shocks on a Mustang? Is it fairly easy? Got any tips?
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I did it on my '02 GT with a Razzi front air dam, which wasn't as low as the spoiler offered by Steeda and regret it. The bottom got scraped a few times coming out of steep driveways and going over parking lot concrete stoppers. The cornering improved and so did the car's stance, no doubt, but the ride quality suffered.
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Originally posted by ecgirard2@June 23, 2004, 8:48 PM
How much should a spring compressor run and can you recommend a brand?
How much should a spring compressor run and can you recommend a brand?
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I am pretty sure you can get away from using a spring compressor on the fox-bodies. This is because the strut and spring are not packaged together. You can wrap a chain and SLOWLY drop the control arm.
The '05 has the spring + strut together and will definitely need a spring compressor to unload the spring to remove the strut and hardware.
The '05 has the spring + strut together and will definitely need a spring compressor to unload the spring to remove the strut and hardware.
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Originally posted by Harley's gt@June 23, 2004, 7:18 PM
you do not need a spring compressor on sn95's i did 3 cars without compressors
you do not need a spring compressor on sn95's i did 3 cars without compressors
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Originally posted by hdwrench+June 23, 2004, 10:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hdwrench @ June 23, 2004, 10:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Harley's gt@June 23, 2004, 7:18 PM
you do not need a spring compressor on sn95's i did 3 cars without compressors
you do not need a spring compressor on sn95's i did 3 cars without compressors
You use a floor jack to support the spring from underneath, then slowly lower the jack and the spring will come out by the time the jack is fully lowered. I've done it to 4 different SN95's with no injuries
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Originally posted by MTAS@June 24, 2004, 3:57 AM
You use a floor jack to support the spring from underneath, then slowly lower the jack and the spring will come out by the time the jack is fully lowered. I've done it to 4 different SN95's with no injuries
You use a floor jack to support the spring from underneath, then slowly lower the jack and the spring will come out by the time the jack is fully lowered. I've done it to 4 different SN95's with no injuries
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Why are we talking about doing the springs in an SN95 anyway? Isn't this the 2005 forum?
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Originally posted by Shea@June 24, 2004, 11:46 AM
Just out of curiosity, why would you spend the money to get shortened springs instead of just cutting the present ones?
Just out of curiosity, why would you spend the money to get shortened springs instead of just cutting the present ones?
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Originally posted by Shea@June 24, 2004, 1:46 PM
Just out of curiosity, why would you spend the money to get shortened springs instead of just cutting the present ones?
Just out of curiosity, why would you spend the money to get shortened springs instead of just cutting the present ones?
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