2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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low cost suspension upgrade

Replace my workout shocks and struts with NewTakeOff.com bitts. Picked up SR springs from AM on sale for 99.00. I have to say I love it. I think the whole shebang was under 225.00.
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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 09:16 AM
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Yep, not to bad. How's the ride quality, and where are the pics?
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 09:43 AM
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not the lowest but i didn't really want it LOW anyway!
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DPHC13

not the lowest but i didn't really want it LOW anyway!
Looks nice & can't beat that price
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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It really drives like a sports car now. Feels nice and tight. I'm really surprised that Ford actually screwed the thing together because I don't have any rattles! American cars are SO much better than they used to be.. USA USA!!
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 10:35 PM
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No camber plates or rear panhard bar?
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 05gtowner
No camber plates or rear panhard bar?

Depends, if the front toe is spot on and there isn't to much negative camber ( I run 2 degrees with no problems) its fine also the drop might not have knocked the rear end out of whack to much to matter.


Another cheap upgrade would be to snag some GT500 sway bars. I did this with Koni SRT's on my mom's car and it turned out nicely. The front bar is the same OD (but thicker ID) as the stocker GT bar but the rear is larger requiring GT500 specific bushings. Also of note are the stiffer front sway bar bushings on the GT500 but aren't a necessity.
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 08:43 AM
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No camber plates but i did get a pan hard bar. My car was way out of whack from the factory so lowering it only made it worse. Installed the pan hard and all is good.
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