HOW-TO: Lowering springs install

[blackfoot]

the rear springs can take easily 20 min.. you dont even need to get under your car -jack your car up with stands under the rocker panels (there are 2 notchs cut where the stands go, one on each side) -bring jack to your rear diff, jack up diff from center to load it up, make sure your center of the diff, not on the edge by the cover - unbolt your wheels -unbolt the bottom bolt to your shocks -lower your jack - grab spring and wiggle loose, and replace with aftermarket -reverse steps now the front, took me 1h 45min , (including time to go buy a mcpherson strut compressor) - jack up front of car and place on jack stands (notches on rocker in the front also) -unbolt wheels - unbolt SLA (A-arm) to sway bar link (the upper bolt is the easier one) -unbolt the 2 lower strut bolts -unbolt abs line from its hanger on strut (10mil) - unbolt the 4 small upper strust bolts -remover mcpherson strut -bolt on compressor to spring -compress it - remove top nut - decompress spring (carefully!!!!! cant stress it enough) - remove and replace with aftermarket -make sure spring sits where its suppost to - (follow paper instructions included, to re and re your dust boot) -place top on make it sit where its suppost to and the arrow point in the direction of your lower strut bolt bracket -compress spring -tighten (NEW!!!!) top nut -decompress spring - and reverse steps to install mcpherson strut make sure your spring sit right.. like the spring fits in its groove, both the front and back springs

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[Miami Mustang]

Good post. I think this should be a sticky so people can see what is involved in doing this type of installation.

[28HopUp]

Thanks for the great write-up!

[blackfoot]

no prob.. its for the next do-it yourselfers.. people keep asking the same questions.. they belong here

[Rnstanger]

Is there anywhere we can get pics that show it step by step like the mustangworld instructions?

[Miami Mustang]

I'm going to get the Eibach Pro-System (part # 35100.780). Copied from the product page:
Pro-System; Lowering Kit; Incl. Pro-Kit High Performance Coil Springs/Pro-Dampers Performance Shocks; Front w/1.3 in. Drop; Rear w/1.4 in. Drop; Features:

Excellent Performance: Low Look Superior Cornering.
Surprisingly Smooth Ride Quality.
Precision Engineered Suspension System - balanced combination of dampers, Pro-Kit springs and bump-stops (secondary springs).
No Guesswork: Install, Set the Alignment and Drive.

Now...my question: How do you align it? Does it come with what I need or do I need to buy something seperate? I found this:
Eibach Springs Alignment Kit
Ford Mustang Alignment Kit
Part#:5.81260K
Fits: 2006 to 2006 Ford Mustang
Brand: Eibach Springs
Notes: Pro-Alignment Camber Kit; Front +/-1.5

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[blackfoot]

to align you car , lol you must go to a garage with an alignment machine but to do anything your going to have to order eibachs camber kit for the 05 -06 mustang.. because essentially when you lower the car your front tires lean inwards giving you negative camber.. which will eat your tires.. the positive side to negative camber is that your car will handle even better than if you put the camber kit on... but handling improvement over stock is huge anyways

[blackfoot]

ORIGINAL: Rnstanger

Is there anywhere we can get pics that show it step by step like the mustangworld instructions?

i dont have access to a digital sorry

[blackfoot]

with the prosystem.. basically you wont have to disassemble your stock struts.. the aftermarket shocks should come with its own hardware.. so pretty much put it together and install on your car..

[Miami Mustang]

ORIGINAL: blackfoot
to align you car , lol you must go to a garage with an alignment machine but to do anything your going to have to order eibachs camber kit for the 05 -06 mustang.. because essentially when you lower the car your front tires lean inwards giving you negative camber.. which will eat your tires.. the positive side to negative camber is that your car will handle even better than if you put the camber kit on... but handling improvement over stock is huge anyways

Oh ok so I can install the Pro-System myself then go to a shop and have my car aligned using the camber kit? Or is the camber kit an extra thing that I have to do?