LEO_06GT

Will do. BTW here's a vid Bill took as a comparison between the Stingers/Flowmaster. For all you lurkers keep in mind we both have O/R H pipes.

habu

Looks great Leo ! Just went back and looked at the pics again. It looks perfect. The Bullits, rotors, calipers and now the drop, beautiful

I have a few pics that I'll put in a folder in my photobucket if you want to grab 'em.

You guys completely convinced me to do this myself. I was very hesitant about touching struts on a car and seeing it done up close-n-personal changed my mind. Of course having Bill take me out in his car/monster and then driving mine home, well let's just say IF I had the 700 bucks right now I'd be ordering the C&L/SCT from Doug. I seriously cannot get that soon enough. Realisticly I'll probably do the springs and intake/tuner at the same time.

How hard was that e-brake to do ? I know your on the fence about the center console but isn't there door armrests too that are stitched, you gonna get those as well ?

If I didn't have plans for the rest of today I would have stuck around. But I couldn't afford it any more. If I had stayed Bill would have talked me into getting the CDC shaker

LEO_06GT

Looks great Leo ! Just went back and looked at the pics again. It looks perfect. The Bullits, rotors, calipers and now the drop, beautiful
I have a few pics that I'll put in a folder in my photobucket if you want to grab 'em.

Thanks. I'll make sure to take the pics out of your photobucket.

You guys completely convinced me to do this myself. I was very hesitant about touching struts on a car and seeing it done up close-n-personal changed my mind. Of course having Bill take me out in his car/monster and then driving mine home, well let's just say IF I had the 700 bucks right now I'd be ordering the C&L/SCT from Doug. I seriously cannot get that soon enough. Realisticly I'll probably do the springs and intake/tuner at the same time.

I warned you not to get in the car unless you had $700 to spend.

How hard was that e-brake to do ? I know your on the fence about the center console but isn't there door armrests too that are stitched, you gonna get those as well ?

It wasn't hard to do it was just a PITA I repeat a PITA. Look through the gallery in my photobucket to see what's involved. If you want me to go into detail shoot me a pm with your #. When all is said and done though I think it's a great improvement over the crappy stock one. I would get the door armrests put the only way to get those is to buy the entire door panel which just isn't worth the dough IMO.

If I didn't have plans for the rest of today I would have stuck around. But I couldn't afford it any more. If I had stayed Bill would have talked me into getting the CDC shaker[/quote]

If he didn't I sure would've.

LEO_06GT

Steeda Ultralites-
Install: I did the rear springs by myself using TacoBill's write-up and have to say it was really easy even for a mechanical novice like myself. The front springs I did with direction and assistance from Bill and while slightly more labor intensive it's still not that hard to do as long as you have the tools.

So after driving over 100 miles with them so far I have to say I'm very pleased with the ride quality. The only time I felt a difference was when going over medium to large sized bumps in which case I felt them more than I did with the stock springs. Other than those situtations which were very few the car felt as if it still had the stock springs.
FYI-My rear axle was only off by a 1/4 to the right after lowering.

Armrest-
As you can see from the pics above there's hardly any difference between the stock armrest and the pleather wrapped armrest. They even feel the same. If it wasn't for the stitching on the sides I doubt anyone would be able to tell the difference. IMO this was a waste of money and wouldn't recommend doing this mod unless you have nothing left on your mod list.

Ebrake-
While it does look 10,000 times better than the crappy plastic stock handle I will say this mod is not as quick and easy as it looks. The mod involves removing the entire center island (down to the carpet), removal of sail panels, front of center console, as well as a trip below the vehicle to release the ebrake cables. I love the way it looks and couldn't be happier with. Is it worth it? That's for you to decide.

TacoBill

Brain scored a 10.0 on the Sphincter Meter when the rear started to pitch sideways!

Another case of poor judgement, immature adolescent driving... but it sure was fun!



Glad to hear that you like the Ultralites. Just start getting used to approaching dips and driveways more cautiously now.

Any wierd noises, creeking, or grinding (when turning your steering wheel)?

How was the 'toe' setting? Was the steering wheel centered when driving straight?
(FYI: If you're going to check, make sure there's no crown on the road)

(E-Brake)... crappy plastic stock handle, huh... you're hurting my feelings. J/K.. your new leather wrapped handle looks way better, I'm just not sold on that feature alone versus the cost and labor involved.

Let me know if you want me to do a write-up on the E-Brake install. I'll include it in my 'How To' section giving you full credit!

89Trooper

Yep, that's the way it is. On a nice, level road you won't feel any difference. Since you drive it a lot, you'll notice the rebounding is different over bumps - like you said. Eventually you'll understand what I and others mean by the car being "busy" now - instead of floating over an uneven road, you'll feel it a lot more. But, for the look, it's worth it.

Your drag racing experience should improve, too. You should feel the nose raising less, and the rear squating less.

That's mine, too - 1/4" off. I hate to spend the money to move the rear end over 1/8" and then have something adjustable that can loosen up or change over time. The solid, stock panhard bar is good enough for me. And you can't even tell on my car where the tires are out closer to the fender wells... I'm sure your's is almost impossible to see without measuring, right?

habu

I assure you my Brain was fine... It's a good thing our seats don't have buttons on them, you'd be missing a couple
Still sideways through second was very fun. I just wish I has the 700 bucks right now.

TacoBill

Oops, I meant 'Brian'! But, guess it applies to the brain too.

Don't worry, you'll soon get all the mods on your list. Most of us had a 6 month jump on you.

LEO_06GT

Bill

Glad to hear that you like the Ultralites. Just start getting used to approaching dips and driveways more cautiously now.

Any wierd noises, creeking, or grinding (when turning your steering wheel)?

How was the 'toe' setting? Was the steering wheel centered when driving straight?
(FYI: If you're going to check, make sure there's no crown on the road)

Thanks. So far no wierd noises of any kind. The steering wheel is centered while driving in a straight line.

(E-Brake)... crappy plastic stock handle, huh... you're hurting my feelings. J/K.. your new leather wrapped handle looks way better, I'm just not sold on that feature alone versus the cost and labor involved.

Come on you know you want it.

Let me know if you want me to do a write-up on the E-Brake install. I'll include it in my 'How To' section giving you full credit!

By all means feel free to do the write-up as It will be very helpful to anyone who decides to do this mod.

Tom

Yep, that's the way it is. On a nice, level road you won't feel any difference. Since you drive it a lot, you'll notice the rebounding is different over bumps - like you said. Eventually you'll understand what I and others mean by the car being "busy" now - instead of floating over an uneven road, you'll feel it a lot more. But, for the look, it's worth it.

Ditto.

Your drag racing experience should improve, too. You should feel the nose raising less, and the rear squating less.

I'll let you know once I come back from the track Friday night.

That's mine, too - 1/4" off. I hate to spend the money to move the rear end over 1/8" and then have something adjustable that can loosen up or change over time. The solid, stock panhard bar is good enough for me. And you can't even tell on my car where the tires are out closer to the fender wells... I'm sure your's is almost impossible to see without measuring, right?[/quote]

Yeah I don't think 1/4 inch is worth $169. Unless someone measures it they'd never notice it. Either way I'm leaving as is for now.

habu

Bill
No worries, Brian, Brain, I'll answer to either....

Leo
Man were you right.

Tom
Didn't get to say, but the tint looks great. That's on my list too....

Anyway. This isn't Mustang related but I thought I'd post this... Here are pics of my hobby that is suffering the shortage of cash that is going into my Mustang. Monster Truck Nitro RC. No pics of my truck I can't drive/jump it and take pics too...











The yellow, orange/black truck is my friends truck the rest are people that was also there.

TacoBill

Looks pretty cool! I've heard that running RC models can get quite expensive.

TacoBill

Leo's E-Brake write-up is complete!

link

89Trooper

Yes... looks awesome!

And thanks! (about the tint) Not too shabby for $40!

LEO_06GT

As usual great write-up.

Looks good and you saved over $100 if not more.

habu

Yeah the truck alone is about 500 or so, then I put in the biggest motor I could find which was cheap at 200 and that doesn't count the stuff I broke or the "hop-up"/mods i put on it.... so needless to say I can't break anything more 'cause I'm not spending my CAI/Bamatunes money on a *toy* truck. As much fun as it is, it doesn't beat the pucker-factor that I got a taste of on Saturday...

89Trooper

Bill, Leo,

I was just washing my car and noticed that my calipers are as silver and shiny as day one - no grunge. I guess the high humidity ruins the rotors and the smog ruins the calipers??

TacoBill

That's it! I knew it was the smog all along. Wait.. is there smog in San Diego?

89Trooper

Us Floridians think all of CA is covered in smog!

Right after washing the car, the rotors are completely covered with rust. Not the black parts, just the bare metal - and since the pads hit all of that area now, as soon as I drive, all the rust is gone. This is on every car in FL.

LEO_06GT

If there is it's not noticable like in LA.

Lastest email from MWAG-
"Thanks to everyone for their patience. We are presently molding the new
shock tower covers. We will begin replacing the covers starting next
week. Our goal is for everyone to receive the new covers within a 3
week period. We will ship the covers on UPS and issue a call tag to
your email for the old shock tower covers. Please place this label on
the old covers and return to the UPS driver at time of delivery of the
new covers.
If you did not have a fit issue, please let us know and we will not send
new covers.
Thanks"

I sent a reply asking why they had gone back on there word about letting us keep the old ones.

TacoBill

Leo, hope you don't mind... I just made you famous on the net.

link

* I can burn it on DVD for you if you want.