jdaniel

This is suppose to be in Suspension, but no one ever goes there so I thought I would let you guys know what I did that REALLY helped me out.

A while back I lowered my car 1.5" in the front and 1.6" in the rear and left the stock shocks on it. Well every time I would go over a speed bump or hit a dip or bump in the road you could REALLY feel it in the rear. So I took some advice and bought some Fox body GT shocks. They're Monroe Sensa-Trac and they're great. Not only does the car ride just as good or better than stock but the rear now squats better on take-off's allowing for MUCH better traction. I cant wait till next Friday to see how they react at the track.

Emann0007

what is H&R, never heard of them... I was looking at lowering my car, but I dunno what all I should do to get a good stance/look without ruining the ride...

jdaniel

Its just another lowering spring company. I think they cater mainly to ricers but the guy who put them on said they are great and I will have to agree. It rides just like a stocker but handles and grabs SOOO much better.

Emann0007

a lot of ppl say fox springs up front and you recomend fox shocks out back?

Wings65288

yea i'm really looking into lowering my car too, if i wanted to lower my car 1.5' what would be the best stuff i could buy and what EXACTLY would i need?

mdvaldosta

fox shocks / struts are best for lowered newer GT's. Fox's are identical to the sn95+ shocks / struts other than being about an inch shorter - making them perfect for a lowered newer stang because they can operate in their designed range.

not only that, you won't be bottoming out your stock stuff every time you hit a bump and busting them. thats why stock shocks / struts don't last long on a lowered car.

JayC

Hey that's awesome, I've been using Fox length Monroe Sensitracs for a while now. Much better than those OEM POS's. Good drag shock IMO


Jay

Wings65288

i just found out from svtperformance.com that H&R lowering springs is what i need, this guys ride looks nice with those.

neogenic83

hey jdaniel did temple did acadamy open their track back up. I just got some new suspension peices have to put them on though but want to get back to the trac ASAP to test them out

Wings65288

heres what i'm going with, talked to the guys on www.svtperformance.com. so it's these right here, http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...&partNum=51659 AND the ones at the bottom on this page here with model # 51659 http://www.maximummotorsports.com/HRsprings.asp . they're 20 bucks cheaper on the www.tirerack.com site so if this is correct i'll go ahead and order these, and then from http://www.maximummotorsports.com/isolators.asp i'll get the urethane spring isolators which are needed to replace the stock ones for better use with the lowering springs.