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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 08:32 AM
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Rear Spring Isolator?

Recently purchased an 11 GT that has coilovers and I hate the stiff ride so I'm gonna pull them off and go with some lowering springs and Koni srt's. My question is are there any type of spring isolator or rubber that get used off the stock springs? There is nothing now on my axle except for a plastic piece that the spring would go around
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevn
Recently purchased an 11 GT that has coilovers and I hate the stiff ride so I'm gonna pull them off and go with some lowering springs and Koni srt's. My question is are there any type of spring isolator or rubber that get used off the stock springs? There is nothing now on my axle except for a plastic piece that the spring would go around
are the coil overs adjustable?
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Old Jun 26, 2016 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevn
Recently purchased an 11 GT that has coilovers and I hate the stiff ride so I'm gonna pull them off and go with some lowering springs and Koni srt's. My question is are there any type of spring isolator or rubber that get used off the stock springs? There is nothing now on my axle except for a plastic piece that the spring would go around
When I installed the Steeda sport springs on my 2011, I had to reuse the factory rear upper and lower rubber spring mounts.
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by SGwick
are the coil overs adjustable?


They are but the roads suck where I live and even on the softest setting u feel every little bump. No tracks anywhere near where I live so I just don't need a coil over set up
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 11:18 AM
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When I installed the Steeda sport springs on my 2011, I had to reuse the factory rear upper and lower rubber spring mounts.
OK, the car definitely doesn't have the lower one's, I'll have to check for the uppers later this evening when I'm under it. I wonder if I can get them from a dealer?
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevn
OK, the car definitely doesn't have the lower one's, I'll have to check for the uppers later this evening when I'm under it. I wonder if I can get them from a dealer?
If you can't get them from a dealer it shouldn't be too hard to find them in a local junk yard. There have been plenty of these cars wrecked over the years.
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 06:26 PM
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If you can't get them from a dealer it shouldn't be too hard to find them in a local junk yard. There have been plenty of these cars wrecked over the years.
Only one wrecker in town, never get newer mustangs. Dealer has the top, have to wait 10 days for the bottom
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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 12:15 PM
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No need to go dumpster diving. Get the Eibach CS5001 coil sleeve, that's what I used because I didn't want to disassemble the stock strut assembly just to reuse the old isolators.
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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 04:10 PM
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OP was asking about the rear mounts.
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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by EF1
If you can't get them from a dealer it shouldn't be too hard to find them in a local junk yard. There have been plenty of these cars wrecked over the years.
You should be able to, I got my replacements for my 06 from the dealer
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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 05:56 PM
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If you have the part number you might check online and get it quicker.
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Old Jun 29, 2016 | 06:41 PM
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Ordered them from the dealer but turns out I won't need them. Adjusted the coilovers a bit, added some lca"s and adj panhard bar and the harsness is gone. Coilovers feel like they should now, stiff but doesn't rattle everything over the smallest little bumps now
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Old Jun 30, 2016 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by EF1
OP was asking about the rear mounts.
Whoops, brainfarted.
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Old Jul 1, 2016 | 07:57 PM
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No problem, it happens to us all sometimes.
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