mustang fanatic

So over the weekend I installed the BMR lowering kit and Tokico Hp's. The install went pretty smoothley with the exception of a few hick ups. No big deal but for amateurs beware. I am an amateur and it was no picnic. It took me both Saturday and most of Sunday to finish and I wasnt working slowly either. It was also 100 f ing degrees all weekend. I lost like 10 pounds of liquid.

As for the suspension it is great! Corners and handles awesome. The ride is a little rough but I expected that being that much lower. The thing feels like its on rails. The steering is alot more responsive, I should have done this a year ago!!

As for the BMR kit I dont think you really need it. The upper strut mounts looked almost brand new for a year and a half old car and I didnt even need the camber bolts. Also the rear axle basically stayed in the same spot. I just made the adjustable the same length as the factory.

Another bit of information it is impossible to do this without spring compressors. I tried doing it like everyone said with jacking up the suspension and then unbolting everything. But you cant get to the bolt with a wrench and hold the center shaft of the strut also. ALso you cant jsut take a socket wrench and un bolt it because the center shaft of the strut just spins.

Enough with the talking already here are some pictures. Enjoy!!

Before:



During: The springs were much shorter. These are the springs in the rear.


After install:

dross

Your car looks great. I need to take some pictures of mine.

hammeron

+1 the car looks great fanatic and
i love the color

GTstangB.F.D.M.

why is the *** end so low?.. looks liek the front is too high?.. what kit is that?

05 Mustang

+1
car looks great



I think the rear looks alittle lower in that one picture because of the way the car is sitting

timothyrw

FINALLY!

someone installed the HP's! you have to be the only person on this forum that has them!

sounds like you like them!

looks good btw!

RodeoFlyer

^^^^^^^^^ that's why it rides like $hit.

ditch the HP's. D-specs are the only thing Tokico makes that I would buy.

mustang fanatic

Yea I love the hps. glad i didnt waste the money on the dspecs i dont think i would need them at all.

Tjeppelin

looks good how does it handle?

timothyrw

i didn't get the feeling that he thought his car rides like schit... but even if he did, if schit is all he knows, then he probably wouldn't complain...

i certainly don't think the dspecs would be a waste of money, either, i got them and certainly don't regret it! but i'm not convinced that the hp's, for a daily driver who sincerely has no desire for adjustibility, would be all that bad, and would certainly be better then leaving the stock dampers on the car...

i always say on here it is hard to argue against experience. and OP's experience, thus far, seems positive...