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Old 04-21-2006, 12:30 AM
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im looking to upgrade my suspension its about 175k miles so its all shot. this car bounces like no other has worse body roll then a truck. tell me what you guys thing about this set up im not sure what to get for rear shocks since im going to be taking the quads out since i am doing upper and lower control arms

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Old 04-21-2006, 01:13 AM
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no one have any suggesions or anything?
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Old 04-21-2006, 01:25 AM
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looks good. add in some subframes too. get the matching rear shocks as you picked for the front.
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i would be able to take out the quads with the upper and lower control arms right? i wouldnt have any problem with wheel hop or anything like that?
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Old 04-21-2006, 01:32 AM
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yea, youre good to go without them with the lowers. no wheep hop at all when theyre adjusted good. youll be pleased. youre setup should get you hooked up good as heck. subframes is a must too though, and cheap mod.
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yeah im planning on them too. i want to get the suspension done before i do the motor one reason cause the ride sucks in that car and that back sags so much. my dad had his foot on my rear tire and i sat on the hatch and it squished his foot pretty bad take a look at it in this picture. its fast as it is it will be a lot faster with a good hook up like this

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Old 04-21-2006, 01:55 AM
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killer man! four eyes. itll be awesome when youre done. ive never seen decals like that, are they factory? yea id build the susp first too. then you can build it all you want and not have to worry about spinning. hey, you gotta start somewhere so...
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Old 04-21-2006, 02:02 AM
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yeah it will look sick when its done i want it to sit high in the back so i can fit some real beafy tires under there have that hot rod stance. the decals arent factory but i have never seen them on any other car either. looks pretty sick i wasnt to get them painted on when the car gets redone. heres a shot of my hood youll like this one

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Old 04-21-2006, 02:59 AM
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look at stangsuspension.com or ebay for some other stuff and good prices. jdmwerks or something like that is a dealer on ebay w/ great prices on Tokico shocks/struts. If you're car is a daily driver or street car, you won't want the drag springs in the rear....look at H&R or Steeda springs.
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thats wild man. ive never seen those before. originality is the key. id keep em too.
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yeah it will look sick when its done i want it to sit high in the back so i can fit some real beafy tires under there have that hot rod stance. the decals arent factory but i have never seen them on any other car either. looks pretty sick i wasnt to get them painted on when the car gets redone. heres a shot of my hood youll like this one

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