How to lower your Stang!
09-09-2008, 12:11 PM
#61
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i must have gotten lucky with my struts, cause i am yet to change them at 136,000 miles and I cut and installed GT springs at 69,000miles. It obviously stiffened the ride but other than that there hasnt been any change in ride quality. the car is just as firm as it was the day i dropped it.
09-23-2008, 01:00 AM
#63
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I would like to add that if you have an SN95, you'll need a 24mm deep socket to remove the spindle bolts, and a propane torch might be necessary if the bolts have never been broken loose before. And a 3 ft cheater pipe might also come in handy. I would also suggest you find something to use for the notch in the upper strut mount BEFORE beginning the project... a screwdriver will work, but once the bolt gets even with the top it's pretty useless. I ended up using a pair of broadhead wire strippers, which subsequently got bent after it was all said and done.
09-23-2008, 10:42 AM
#64
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Lowering your stang
I did it!! I replaced the front springs with brand new-cut myself ones.Pretty easy to do.I replaced the balljoints while i was at it.I cut a full coil and about an inch and it dropped it about an 1 1/4". Looks great!!!
09-23-2008, 01:34 PM
#65
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10-02-2008, 12:17 PM
#66
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I don't think you HAVE to remove the strut at the top, which is what you need an impact gun for. I just took my front springs out last night to install some spacers to raise the car up 1/2" that came with my steeda X2 ball joints. I didn't remove the struts, and it worked out just fine.
10-02-2008, 12:39 PM
#67
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It's a road warrior, not a trailer queen lol. This was literally te first time I was able to even touch my car for something other than puting in gas in a months. It was killing me. It took forever to redo the springs because I had to stop every 5 seconds to wash my hands and take a picture. lol
I'm going to be doing a coilover install and 4bolt cc plate install soon as well. Maybe one day a nitrous how-to as well.
I need a shop assistant!
Ryan
I'm going to be doing a coilover install and 4bolt cc plate install soon as well. Maybe one day a nitrous how-to as well.
I need a shop assistant!
Ryan
10-02-2008, 01:39 PM
#68
Well here lately on Mod days at my house, there's a pretty good selection of stangs. Generally end up with about 6 or 7 parked at the house not including my 2, and I'm pretty much the only one that knows what i'm doing, but I let other people do the work, I just tell them how and what to do. lol
