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Originally Posted by colnago
Here's a question for the experts: I bought an 05 GT convertible last month. I didn't realize it at the time (the car came with Snoop Dogg-style 20" chrome rims which I replaced) but it's been lowered - about 1" in front and 2" in back. The dealer's got the car now and tells me it has aftermarket springs - brand unknown. I do know that the car is caught out by dips and humps on the freeway (I found that out last week at about 100 mph on the way to Las Vegas)...it feels as though the suspension is bottoming out and when it does- hang on! Otherwise the ride is fine, so my guess is its still on factory shocks. Should I get the dealer to replace the springs and bring it back to factory settings or replace the shocks? The car does look better lowered, no question.
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lowered springs have to be stiffer since there's less travel and for a flatter cornering stance, so they overwhelm the shocks, both dampening and rebound. Some shocks and struts would help. When it bottomed was it in the front or in the rear ? It'll be quite a bit cheaper to do the rears of course. If it's been lowered and an adjustable panhard hard wasn't installed you may want to have someone check that the rear is positioned in the middle of the car. 1.5" of drop will kick your rear end over and bind up the U&L control arms.
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her car; SMR #0951 06 V6 Pony, manual, mycolor, Shaker 1000, BMR lowering springs, adj track bar, center fog grill, 10" stripes, side window louvers, GT wheels. Pypes Violator cat back. Tri-bar grill emblem. GT500 splitter, rocker stripe delete, FIA/Shelby stripes, smoked front signals. FMC hood scoop.
My car, BMC #12073 black on black leather 05 GT. Manual, Shaker 1000, Shelby FIA stripes, NSP stainless axlebacks, Pro 5.0 shifter, Xenon window scoops.
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