Yeah I'm gonna do it all in my garage. That would be awesome if I could borrow those instead of renting the terrible ones from an auto parts store.

 

I'm not sure how much better mine are but they've only been used once so they're not beat up.

Did you order just the koni's or the whole package?

 

Still better than nothing. I appreciate the offer man.

Just Koni's from Sam. Ordered the gt500 mounts and P springs from American Muscle. Sam doesnt carry FRPP stuff since they refuse to talk to him about carrying their parts.



Not sure when I will be able to install and get it aligned, as I'm pretty dang busy the new few weekends.

 

I'm gonna try my install myself as well but I have worries about getting the car straight. Do you just do the install then take it for an alignment??! Anything else besides that?

In going with Steeda Ultralites, STR.Ts and the GT500 mounts.

Hopefully the install goes well. I never got I to suspension much in the past.

 

Not a difficult install but definitely get an alignment after.

 

Ok I've narrowed it down to koni's. Now that they're on sale I'm at a toss up between the sports and str.t's. I'm going to have the occasional track day, but I'm trying to justify adjustables. I need someone to twist my arm. Sports or str.t's and use the $ saved for other mods??

 

Sports. Next time I see ya John, I'll bring you for a ride with the sports in. They're incredible and really help balance the car and get rid of most of the slop from the stock parts.

 

But how often will he be utilizing the adjustment feature?

I'm in the same boat and trying to justify the need for adjustability and spending $3xx more. I'm almost ready to pull the trigger on the STr.t.

 

For sure!

That's my dilemma too. I can't justify the extra 300$$ for a feature I would rarely use.

 

Anyone know the best and easiest way to install shocks/struts/springs?! Is it installing it all together then putting the whole assembly in?
If so,

What do I need to purchase as far as doubling up on certain parts? Do i need the nuts and stuff?

 

Yes whole assembly is way easier than trying to compress the spring with the shock tower. If you are using drop springs, you might not even need spring compressors. I didn't with my 1" p springs.

New struts should come with new nuts. And you will need new bumpstops if you don't wanna take the stock struts apart. New springs should come with new dust boots. And you will need new strut hats/mounts

 

Sorry little ignorant on this stuff. Strut hats are the same as the gt500 strut mounts??

So I don't need a upper strut nut kit?

And I can't reuse the stock bumpstops unless I want to break down the shock strut assembly correct?

 

Yup same thing.

And my new Konis came with new nuts.

And yes, and breaking them down requires spring compressors.

 

How bout putting the new stuff together? Compressor? So basically the only "extra" stuff ill need are some bump stops. Don't those mount to the axle?!

 

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...nce-Bumper-Kit

Check out these - these are bump stops that could be purchased to try to 'avoid' disassembling the OEM mounts.

The $125 Eibach/Roush deals didn't come with dust boots...Thinking I may just get it done professionally and have them take apart the old stuff.

 

Yeah I was looking at a set on CJPonyparts but thought those were only 2 pieces. Have to check it out again. Maybe I was just looking at a ford replacement part and not a FR part

 

There's bumpstops front and rear. The rears are bolted to the axle, and the fronts are on the front strut cylinders under the dust boots.

 

Im gonna get the Ford racing ones but they seem to be the same ones that are on the car factory. So technically to do the setup prior to install all you need is the fronts.

Lewis, have you done your install yet?? any videos/articles lingering around you guys have that I cant start watching

 

Yeah I did mine 2 weeks ago.

I didn't use anything other than the service manual for torque specs and exploded views. But I've done my fair share of struts and knew what I was doing beforehand.


And correct you will only need the front bumpstops. But you can't get just the fronts or the factory ones separately. FRPP only sells the 4 together and ford only sells the stockers with new struts.

 

Awesome, thanks for the help. Figured they all came together but now I clarified that I knew what I was looking at. Thanks again