How to lower your Stang!
05-03-2008, 03:37 PM
#41
RE: How to lower your Stang!
dragging.
If you want to go over 2 inches, sell it and buy an old nissan hardbody or a ricer and slam that, those pieces of **** tend to scrape pavement better than sports cars anyway.
Anything 2"+ requires caster camber plates, they aren't cheap either, at least my chrome MM 4-bolts weren't. if you start overstressing suspension components, then get a AAA card since the front end is gonna fall apart pretty quick, espesciallyif you try to go cheap. Broken tie rods, ball joints busting and things like that can kill you at highway speeds, so have fun!
If you want to go over 2 inches, sell it and buy an old nissan hardbody or a ricer and slam that, those pieces of **** tend to scrape pavement better than sports cars anyway.
Anything 2"+ requires caster camber plates, they aren't cheap either, at least my chrome MM 4-bolts weren't. if you start overstressing suspension components, then get a AAA card since the front end is gonna fall apart pretty quick, espesciallyif you try to go cheap. Broken tie rods, ball joints busting and things like that can kill you at highway speeds, so have fun!
05-04-2008, 01:42 AM
#42
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RE: How to lower your Stang!
damn you obviously have a problem with me. dont know what i did besides ask a couple questions so **** you, i wasnt giving you any attitude, i was asking questions. damn be a little nicer bro
05-04-2008, 06:51 AM
#43
RE: How to lower your Stang!
Well you obviously took it the wrong way, I think almost everybody here will tell you that I try to help EVERY single noob tha comes on here. You're jsut making tough when we try to give you information on what the most extreme thing to do is, and then you want to go further, which is against our advice, all of which is based on plenty of experience.
I've swapped springs about 6 times now just on my car, and installed more drops on stang's than you've probably seen. WhenI tell you something won't work, it's because I completely understand the system and know what can go wrong.
I've swapped springs about 6 times now just on my car, and installed more drops on stang's than you've probably seen. WhenI tell you something won't work, it's because I completely understand the system and know what can go wrong.
05-04-2008, 10:29 AM
#45
RE: How to lower your Stang!
stock, honestly. Any change in suspension pretty much states that the shocks should be replaced with suitable upgrades. You don't have to spend $1000 on shocks, and I know of at least one guy on here running regular Monroes on a 1 1/2" drop. Roughly $400 for a decent set of shocks.
2" is a lot more than you think, about 1 3/4" is the most I would recommend, and yes 1/4" DOES make that big of a difference.
2" is a lot more than you think, about 1 3/4" is the most I would recommend, and yes 1/4" DOES make that big of a difference.
05-05-2008, 08:45 PM
#48
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RE: How to lower your Stang!
why dontcha just buy a bullitt suspension kit? four quality tokico shocks, 4 lowering springs, two new, larger sway bars, for just over 500.00. coming from a turbo cavalier, that is a steal. a similar set up for my cavi for the above would be well over 1000.00.
05-05-2008, 10:51 PM
#49
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RE: How to lower your Stang!
well 500$ could definately be better spent on diapers or college fund or something, i make 8.30 an hour and about the same for my girl and we have a kid on the way, but where cani buy that kit? sounds great. how much lower is it? maybe if i get done with school and get a real job ill look into that kit. i definately wouldnt go cheap on my car if i didnt have a kid on the way but i dont feel i have much of a moral choice in the matter
05-21-2008, 08:02 PM
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RE: How to lower your Stang!
this is for like quick6 and whoever else knows
ok so i finally got new shocks and im just gonna cut my springs for the lowering. first off, should i cut the tight wound part or the loose wound part? second, will iNEED c/c plates? if im only doing 1.5". also how much spring would i need to cut to do about 1.5 inches?
ok so i finally got new shocks and im just gonna cut my springs for the lowering. first off, should i cut the tight wound part or the loose wound part? second, will iNEED c/c plates? if im only doing 1.5". also how much spring would i need to cut to do about 1.5 inches?