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Old 05-03-2010, 03:01 PM
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Default My suspension is SUCH a mess

I was rolling into the parking garage today, going around corners and over bumps and just realized what a mess my suspension truly is. Nearly EVERY turn and every bump, my car squeaks, on both sides, sometimes from the back too.

What could be wrong? If I put new springs on, will this remedy the situation a little bit? My shocks and struts are about 20,000 miles old.

Do I in reality just need to get under each wheel well and start doing my multiple-times-a-year WD-40 and lithium grease drenching?
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Old 05-03-2010, 03:17 PM
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you need full length subframe connectors.
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Old 05-03-2010, 04:23 PM
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Springs, shocks, struts and youll be okay
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Old 05-03-2010, 05:05 PM
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Mine does too.. It's just the bushings though. It's not the shocks/struts
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Old 05-03-2010, 05:06 PM
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Try new bushings. My friend's 96 GT did that while he owned it and it was the bushings in the front control arms i think is what it ended up being. So it could be that the bushings are dry rotting or something. And if youre going to bother fixing them, just get some tubular control arms for the front and the rear.

DAMN YOU HP!!! Beat me to it!!!
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Old 05-03-2010, 05:08 PM
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For me beating you to it, you can just give me those front bilstein struts you got/are getting. We will call it even
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Old 05-03-2010, 05:38 PM
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HELL NAW MANG!!! Them are MINE!!! They go in on saturday!!!
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Old 05-03-2010, 07:23 PM
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Did you get a coilover kit for them? I am debating if i should get MM or UPR... The price tag makes a huge difference... I want the MM, but $370+shipping? crazy if you ask me
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And another thread by yours truly........Evenexchange.....Yay!!
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Old 05-03-2010, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang3GT07
And another thread by yours truly........Evenexchange.....Yay!!
haha

Ok listen, you are going to give me your stock struts, and i am going to buy a coilover kit. Deal? Sounds good to me
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