dlee

So I went ahead and had the Mustang lowered a few weeks ago, the guy I bought it from included a brand new 1.5" SR lowering kit from American Muscle, included springs, rubber, camber casters & strut tower bar.

After driving it for a few weeks I noticed the ride is a lot harder, stiffer, my question is this mustang has 93,000 miles on it, should I replace the front struts & rear shocks, if so, when I order them should I mention the vehicle sits 1.5" lower or does it really matter?

I love the performance of this kit, awesome handling, but I dont care for the ride quality

Thanks

Camster

You have stiffer springs..Less suspension travel no doubt to go along with the lowering.I don't think that new struts and shocks will smooth the ride.

Z28KLR

New shocks and struts will help a little, but assuming what's on there currently is worn they will firm it up a bit.

My car is dropped 2" on Sportlines, has been for 8 or 9 years now. I just FINALLY got around to new shocks/struts, the ride quality (choppy, bouncing a little, *** end bottoming out occasionally) from the very worn Monroes that came with the car when I bought it at 57K and going to Koni str.t's did improve ride quality a ton. Didn't make it any softer obviously, just less punishing and more controlled. So long story short, shocks/struts will help a little but they aren't the cure.

If you want it softer but still lowered, get better springs. Eibach ProKit, Vogtland, H&R Sport, Steeda, anything listed as being a progressive rate (as opposed to specific rate) will offer a much better ride quality.

dlee

Thanks