just installed koni's and eibach's
3/28/11, 07:01 AM
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After a long and grouling 4 hours, my buddy (who's a lot more mechanically inclined) and I completed the install. The most time consuming for us was the rear end, due to the removal of the sway bar and panhard (replaced them for a beefier sway and an adjustable panhard bar). The ride with the koni str.t's and eibach pro kit is a bit firmer but a lot more controlled. The bounciness is pretty much gone and overall satisfaction is high. I don't do much autocrossing, but I'm sure this car will be more than capable with this set up. I've driven a BBP set up, and I can honestly say that i will feel more confident driving my car through corners. The overall drop is decent, about 2 finger gap in the front and 3 finger gap in the rear.(but note, I'm also on 255/45/18 and 275/40/18, so not enough height to offset the gap). I'm quite happy and will post pics later on!
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3/28/11, 12:48 PM
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I am thinking about doing this job myself too --
Do you have a lift? Or did you use jackstands?
How did you deal with the springs? Did you rent a spring compressor?
I think you can leave the old front springs on the old struts if you buy a new nut for the new ones . . . but then I guess you need to compress the new springs a little to get them onto the new struts . . . and in the back you can just drop the differential down until the springs go slack?
I am considering doing this in my driveway with only basic tools, not sure if I am nuts to attempt that or not.
thanks for any tips / suggestions!
Do you have a lift? Or did you use jackstands?
How did you deal with the springs? Did you rent a spring compressor?
I think you can leave the old front springs on the old struts if you buy a new nut for the new ones . . . but then I guess you need to compress the new springs a little to get them onto the new struts . . . and in the back you can just drop the differential down until the springs go slack?
I am considering doing this in my driveway with only basic tools, not sure if I am nuts to attempt that or not.
thanks for any tips / suggestions!
3/28/11, 12:56 PM
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I am thinking about doing this job myself too --
Do you have a lift? Or did you use jackstands?
How did you deal with the springs? Did you rent a spring compressor?
I think you can leave the old front springs on the old struts if you buy a new nut for the new ones . . . but then I guess you need to compress the new springs a little to get them onto the new struts . . . and in the back you can just drop the differential down until the springs go slack?
I am considering doing this in my driveway with only basic tools, not sure if I am nuts to attempt that or not.
thanks for any tips / suggestions!
Do you have a lift? Or did you use jackstands?
How did you deal with the springs? Did you rent a spring compressor?
I think you can leave the old front springs on the old struts if you buy a new nut for the new ones . . . but then I guess you need to compress the new springs a little to get them onto the new struts . . . and in the back you can just drop the differential down until the springs go slack?
I am considering doing this in my driveway with only basic tools, not sure if I am nuts to attempt that or not.
thanks for any tips / suggestions!
3/28/11, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by elscorcho
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Btw, what rims are those? And they are 18's?
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3/28/11, 01:45 PM
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3/28/11, 05:13 PM
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3/28/11, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by elscorcho
Will be taking better pics tomorrow, I actually had to call in sick today...got the case of the flu!
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3/29/11, 03:09 PM
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Looks good scorcho!
Rear bumpstops? I didn't know you couldn't use the stock ones when lowering? I've seen them for sale with the other FRPP stuff but just assumed they were optional.
When I installed my Steeda springs and Koni Sport struts/shocks, I just did it with a jack and jackstands and other common hand tools I have in my garage. I bought an inexpensive set of spring compressors from Eastwood about 8-10 years ago, and have used them at least a dozen times sincs then, including on the Mustang. I wanted to leave the stock front strut/spring assembly whole and not disassemble them, so I bought new GT500 strut mounts, but forgot about the bumpstops, so I had to take apart the stock assembly anyways.
3/29/11, 03:24 PM
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No, the front bumpstops. I didn't touch the rear ones. I had the FRPP set on order from CJPP, but after a month+ of waiting, I cancelled the order. I then order a pair of front bumpstops from Ground Control, but as they are on the other side of the country, it took them a week and a half to get here, so I ended up just pulling the front stock strut/spring assembly apart and using the stock bumpstops for now. When I pull everything apart again to install some Steeda camber plates, I'll put the GC bumpstops in and put both fromt stock spring/strut assemblies back together again with the stock bumpstops.
