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Old 3/20/13, 08:05 PM
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Talking first day of spring mods

temps are still bone chilling in michigan but i finally got my suspension and wheels installed. I went with Ford K Springs and Roush blue shocks/struts. These are the staggered AMR 20" wheels with 255/35/20 fronts and 305/30/20 rears. Ride quality is way better than I expected it to be. If I would have known it would have been this smooth, I would have dropped the car same day I got it. I was considering sportlines but glad I went with these, very happy w/the drop and clearance.





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NO PICS?? It clearly didn't happen then...
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NO PICS?? It clearly didn't happen then...
^^^^ agreed, sounds cool tho
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Nice location for the photo. Car looks great - but a sunny day would really help to brighten up the photo.
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Love those rims man, ride looks amazing!
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thank you! yes, unfortunately we had sun today but a large cloud covered it right when i got to the spot i wanted to take the pictures at. will take more pics as it warms up, the springs settle and i finish a few more details.

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Nice location for the photo. Car looks great - but a sunny day would really help to brighten up the photo.
appreciate the compliment! big fan of the rims too, i was pleasantly surprised at the weight and finish. only problem is that most center caps don't it so I'm going to have to get creative if I want to change them. thanks again.

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Love those rims man, ride looks amazing!
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looks great essque! my setup is getting installed this weekend and it's similar. Ford Racing K-series springs but it with FR shocks. i also got the charcoal AMR staggered setup but in 19". i sure hope it looks as good as yours.
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Originally Posted by essque
temps are still bone chilling in michigan but i finally got my suspension and wheels installed. I went with Ford K Springs and Roush blue shocks/struts. These are the staggered AMR 20" wheels with 255/35/20 fronts and 305/30/20 rears. Ride quality is way better than I expected it to be. If I would have known it would have been this smooth, I would have dropped the car same day I got it. I was considering sportlines but glad I went with these, very happy w/the drop and clearance.
Are those amr's black or charcoal? They look black but could be the lighting. I still haven't decided if I wanna go black or charcoal on my black '13. Looks sexy either way, nice stance now.
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That looks soo good. I cant stress how much i prefer this over the 2013+ models.
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I'm sure it's going be a great set-up, make sure to post pics. I think most of the reviews I read on the k springs must have been from those running them on shock shocks/struts which led to a rougher ride. with the frpp shocks, it should definitely be compliant. i also went with gt500 strut mounts. going to get an alignment next week.

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looks great essque! my setup is getting installed this weekend and it's similar. Ford Racing K-series springs but it with FR shocks. i also got the charcoal AMR staggered setup but in 19". i sure hope it looks as good as yours.
thank you good sir! i've been trying to tame myself from +13 envy (tails, gt500 duals, track app gauges, recaros etc) lol.

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That looks soo good. I cant stress how much i prefer this over the 2013+ models.
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yeah thanks, they're the charcoal. i was really indifferent to the color, if they would have had silver I may have got those. because they were so cheap, i was considering having them painted something custom but the guys at my body shop said it would have been a shame to paint the factory color because it does look good.

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Are those amr's black or charcoal? They look black but could be the lighting. I still haven't decided if I wanna go black or charcoal on my black '13. Looks sexy either way, nice stance now.
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Looks awesome! I'm running the same springs, wish I would have gotten 20s though!
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Originally Posted by essque
I'm sure it's going be a great set-up, make sure to post pics. I think most of the reviews I read on the k springs must have been from those running them on shock shocks/struts which led to a rougher ride. with the frpp shocks, it should definitely be compliant. i also went with gt500 strut mounts. going to get an alignment next week.
my setup also came with GT500 strut mounts. actually, a bunch of Ford stuff together in a packaged deal -- K springs, FR shocks, and the strut mounts all from LMR. i figured it's a good way to keep everything "in the family" so to speak.
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Why do I not see any pics???
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Originally Posted by FromZto5
Why do I not see any pics???
I don't either
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yeah, i saw they a smoking hot deal for the p springs and struts but i didn't know they had one going for the k springs. should be awesome. i got my roush struts brand new off craigslist for $170 otherwise I would have went with Koni SRT's most likely.

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my setup also came with GT500 strut mounts. actually, a bunch of Ford stuff together in a packaged deal -- K springs, FR shocks, and the strut mounts all from LMR. i figured it's a good way to keep everything "in the family" so to speak.
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that means a lot coming from you, ive always thought your performance white looks incredible in the pics u've posted.

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Looks awesome! I'm running the same springs, wish I would have gotten 20s though!
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Originally Posted by essque
I'm sure it's going be a great set-up, make sure to post pics. I think most of the reviews I read on the k springs must have been from those running them on shock shocks/struts which led to a rougher ride. with the frpp shocks, it should definitely be compliant. i also went with gt500 strut mounts. going to get an alignment next week.
hey essque our cars aren't exactly the same, but that said you can't really go wrong with those AMR wheels right? just did my wheels and suspension install yesterday. here she is with before and after pics too:

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OMG of War is your Amr's 19's or 20's?


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