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Old 05-18-2009, 02:59 PM
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New Roush rears. It really evens out the stance. What do you think?





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Old 05-18-2009, 03:29 PM
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Looks great man, diggin' that red & black!
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Looks great. Just enough drop to get rid of the 4x4 look.
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Old 05-18-2009, 03:49 PM
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Looks really good. Just springs? Nothing else?
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Old 05-18-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RobbieCopp
Looks really good. Just springs? Nothing else?
Well I have BMR LCA's too, but aside from that, nothing else.
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Yeah that's how they should come from the factory (Still a bit high for me though)

Digging the new stripes man.
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Old 05-18-2009, 06:50 PM
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thats exactly what i have...just roush springs in the back. looks great
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Are there any ill efects from just changing the springs and not anything else?
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ab
Are there any ill efects from just changing the springs and not anything else?
Since it's just the rears and it's not much more than an inch or so, you wouldn't have any problems.

If you put on front springs too, you would need an alignment and probably camber bolts. It's suggested if you lower your car to upgrade to adjustable shocks, but those are about $500. I have my car lowered 1.5" (actually my front springs have lowered more than that and it looks like the Eibach Sport Kit even though I got the Pro Kit) and I left the stock shocks on. THe ride is a little rough but it's not terrible.

But for what these guys have done....should be no problem at all. And easy to swap just the rear springs too.
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:28 PM
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The rear springs and the LCA's in conjunction have improved my ride quality on turns, over bumps, and from launch/stand-still. With the stock setup, every bump on the highway left me feeling like the back end was going to kick out to one side. There was way too much lateral and vertical play in the back. Now, with the Roush rears and the LCA's, the back end feels "planted," and bumps are no longer so pronounced. Overall, it produced a sort of deadening effect, which probably stems from the quality of the Roush springs. I cannot say for sure what the ride quality effects from just rear springs would be, but given my experiences so far, I can't imagine that it wouldn't get at least marginally better. It's not night-and-day, but it's noticeable, and I'm immensely pleased with the changes given the small number of mods installed.

Edit: Thanks for the compliments, Dave. Hope to see you at a cruise sometime soon.
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