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Old 12-31-2006, 08:30 PM
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check out the suspension parts in my sig. i just bought all this stuff but didn't put it on yet. i can't afford shocks or struts right now(TRYING to save for my wedding)and the springs say that they drop the car 2.0"-2.5",my car has 36, xxx on it right now. would that drophurt the stock shocks/struts????
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Old 12-31-2006, 08:36 PM
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I have those same springs. When I installed them, I replaced the stock isolators with poly units, so my drop was much less. One guy on here used those springs with the stock isolators and did get 2 inches or better on the drop.

You can use the stock springs for a while, but look into the DZ shocks/struts or jsut buy fox body pieces. They are shorter and work on our cars.
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Old 12-31-2006, 08:49 PM
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thanks man. how much were the dropzone shocks/struts? how's the ride, is it rough or not too bad? i used to have sportlines in my last stang and i needed a kidney belt!!!
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I paid $199 for the shocks/struts + $20 shipping. The ride is fine, comparable to stock. Another thing you should look into are shorter endlinks for your front sway bar. I picked mine up for about $30 from stangsuspension.com. I think Prothane makes them. They are only 4.25 inches long.

Also, since my drop was much less than 2 inches, I only added offset rack bushings and had it aligned. No problems. Not saying that what you got is bad or anything. If you drop 2 inches, you'll need most of that to get the alignment back.
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Old 12-31-2006, 09:11 PM
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gotcha....thanks for the help brother!
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