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Old 06-27-2007, 10:07 PM
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ok so i just put some front springs out of an 84 GT into my 91 mustang, and it raised the front end up ALOT...it sits about 4-6 inches above the top of the front tire now....how high do your stock springs sit in the front?, or are these springs not stock that i got out of the 84...??

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here are some pictures of what it looks like before i put the taller springs in and after....

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Old 06-27-2007, 10:34 PM
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sonce when did you paint your car[&:]
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Old 06-27-2007, 10:35 PM
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its just primered right now....
im going to reprimer it with some good stuff then im going to repaint it the green that it used to be
idk why but i love that color..haha
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Old 06-27-2007, 10:38 PM
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why did you take the old ones out?
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Old 06-27-2007, 10:43 PM
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WHOA!! that's high!! lol i can't stop laughing for some reason, did you driveit around a bit? they'll usually settle a little, but dang, not THAT much.
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Old 06-27-2007, 10:48 PM
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havent driven it yet...just lowered it onto the ground and took a picture cuz it was so high.....
will it help to drive around a bit, and get an alignment? because i just changed the rotors, spindles, calipers, struts, and the sway bar ( my old one was rusted out reall bad and couldnt get the bolts out of it)....
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WHOA!! are you sure you got them seated in the a-arm correctly? but even then that is a lot of height! Sure it was an 84GT and not a 84 F150 4x4! Last Mustang I had sitting that high in the front didn't have an engine in it.
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Old 06-27-2007, 11:05 PM
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They are seated, and yes they were out of an 84 GT mustang.....are there any aftermarket springs that sit that high?
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Old 06-27-2007, 11:12 PM
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The only springs I had onmy Mustang that pushed my car up that high are the farmont wagon over-load spring I have in the rear of my car now that I cut down. Never see any Mustang springs for a fox do that.
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Old 06-27-2007, 11:17 PM
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would they just be stiff from sitting in the 84 gt without the weight of a motor on it to push them down ..for over 3 years?
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