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Old 12-14-2004, 06:24 PM
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do u guys think i should lower my stang? how much? i dont know if it would make it look better or not? will i run into any problems if i do? thanks
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Old 12-14-2004, 06:35 PM
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mine is dropped alittle bit using Cobra R springs but is a rough ride arond where i live
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Old 12-14-2004, 06:45 PM
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I dropped mine with the FRPP springs, and took out the rubber isolators for one, I couldn't get the old ones off the front springs, and two, you get more drop. The springs were supposed to drop it like an inch but I think was a little more. Made it handle awesome too.
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Old 12-14-2004, 06:51 PM
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Definately lower it! It makes such a difference in handling its unreal. Mine is lowered 1.5" and i love it.
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Old 12-14-2004, 08:00 PM
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Mine is lowered A buddy gave me the springs and told me they were eibach 1 1/2 inch.Once I installed them It looked like it lowered it 2 inches.Also once I installed the urethane bushings in the front I rides rough as hell.But corners awesome and love the handling.
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Old 12-14-2004, 08:07 PM
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hey 86ho how long have u been driving with them isolaters. bobby whatever u do put them on cause i coodnt get the old ones off my springs so i said that hell with it and i pout the frontspring on the isolaters. god did it annoy the **** out of me a couple of months later when those springs were sqeaking like crazy, i coodnt take it anymore and the crappy part about it was that the springs were a bitch the first time and they were a bitch the second time. i shooda juss takin the extra 30min and went back to the store and got the isolaters. only thing that sucks now is that the froint does sit about 1/2 inch or 1 ich hogher. but the springs are still new so i gotta give then time to settle.

but yah deffinetly put isolaters on all the springs cause ur not gonna wanna redo them again.
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Old 12-14-2004, 09:54 PM
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my car is REALLY low....ill get some pics soon.....but it definatly makes for a rougher ride...but you learn to avoid the bumps and potholes pretty quick. i rarely bottom out, but id say that more than anything its how you drive; and yes it handles WAY better.
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Old 12-15-2004, 01:24 AM
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awsome thanks a lot, I think i could work out other things in the suspension to make it ride smoother.... thanks again
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Old 12-15-2004, 10:14 AM
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if i had an LX i would lower it. mine is a GT and me personally i think it would look too low. but go for it. there's KYB kits on ebay that have 4 shocks/struts and springs for a decent price
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Old 12-15-2004, 01:21 PM
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I think I've had mine lowered since July I want to say...yeah...stopped driving it in October I beleive. I lubed the pad and spring before installing them, never squeaked really.
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