Lowering my Stang
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Kansas
Lowering my Stang
Alright I am getting ready to lower my 6er and am to the understanding that I need a panhard bar. Is there anything else that I absolutely need in order for this to be done right? Any input, details, or pictures would be very beneficial.
Thanks,
Kyle
Thanks,
Kyle
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 784
From: Tennessee
Technically you wont "need" a PHB.....but you should get one.....depending on how low you go you may not affect it enough to notice.
You "should" get shocks and struts too.....but you don't "need" them right away....given your stockers will eventually give out on ya....but again..Depends on how low you wanna go.
If you're going really low...you may want to consider an Adjustable upper control arm....to fix the pinion angle.
To be honest all you really NEED to lower a car is a shorter spring set......but that's certainly not the CORRECT way to do it.....Do it right the first time and save yourself a lot of time and effort.
Shocks & Struts
Adj. PHB
Upper strut mounts
Caster Camber plates
Adj UCA ( if you're going lower than 1.7 inches in the rear I would advise it )
That about covers it....unless you want better Sway bars.....then do those at the same time.
Also Lower control arms are quite beneficial to our cars too. and they are CAKE to install.
You "should" get shocks and struts too.....but you don't "need" them right away....given your stockers will eventually give out on ya....but again..Depends on how low you wanna go.
If you're going really low...you may want to consider an Adjustable upper control arm....to fix the pinion angle.
To be honest all you really NEED to lower a car is a shorter spring set......but that's certainly not the CORRECT way to do it.....Do it right the first time and save yourself a lot of time and effort.
Shocks & Struts
Adj. PHB
Upper strut mounts
Caster Camber plates
Adj UCA ( if you're going lower than 1.7 inches in the rear I would advise it )
That about covers it....unless you want better Sway bars.....then do those at the same time.
Also Lower control arms are quite beneficial to our cars too. and they are CAKE to install.
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Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 765
From: Garner NC
Yea you technically don't need to upgrade anything else, I didn't have any problems when I lowered my car before I upgraded the panhard bar, the one thing I really want to get is some adj. camber plates, my car has a really noticeable negative camber. That is the only thing that happened to me when I lowered mine.
Last edited by obxdude018; Nov 12, 2010 at 08:54 PM.
Thread Starter
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 5
From: Kansas
Yea you technically don't need to upgrade anything else, I didn't have any problems when I lowered my car until I upgraded the panhard bar, the one thing I really want to get is some adj. camber plates, my car has a really noticeable negative camber. That is the only thing that happened to me when I lowered mine.
Thread Starter
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 5
From: Kansas
Technically you wont "need" a PHB.....but you should get one.....depending on how low you go you may not affect it enough to notice.
You "should" get shocks and struts too.....but you don't "need" them right away....given your stockers will eventually give out on ya....but again..Depends on how low you wanna go.
If you're going really low...you may want to consider an Adjustable upper control arm....to fix the pinion angle.
To be honest all you really NEED to lower a car is a shorter spring set......but that's certainly not the CORRECT way to do it.....Do it right the first time and save yourself a lot of time and effort.
Shocks & Struts
Adj. PHB
Upper strut mounts
Caster Camber plates
Adj UCA ( if you're going lower than 1.7 inches in the rear I would advise it )
That about covers it....unless you want better Sway bars.....then do those at the same time.
Also Lower control arms are quite beneficial to our cars too. and they are CAKE to install.
You "should" get shocks and struts too.....but you don't "need" them right away....given your stockers will eventually give out on ya....but again..Depends on how low you wanna go.
If you're going really low...you may want to consider an Adjustable upper control arm....to fix the pinion angle.
To be honest all you really NEED to lower a car is a shorter spring set......but that's certainly not the CORRECT way to do it.....Do it right the first time and save yourself a lot of time and effort.
Shocks & Struts
Adj. PHB
Upper strut mounts
Caster Camber plates
Adj UCA ( if you're going lower than 1.7 inches in the rear I would advise it )
That about covers it....unless you want better Sway bars.....then do those at the same time.
Also Lower control arms are quite beneficial to our cars too. and they are CAKE to install.
. But yea the shocks will have to wait until another day when I have more money as far as everything else I will definately consider them in the near future. Oh and are the stock Upper strut mounts reusable, i read somewhere that they are worthless after you pull them out. And thanks for the feedback from both ya.
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