I just got and 07 GT and want to lower it a few inches. A friend of mine, who has a 02 Vette, said something about stock bolts! Any suggestions on how to? Thanks for any suggestions!

 

Not sure what you are asking here (regarding stock bolts). I went with Ford's FR500 springs and got the look and handeling I was desiring for.

 

Have you checked out the sticky thread https://mustangforums.com/forum/s197...ustang-gt.html

It should answer your questions and give you an understanding of what is required.

 

well if u wanna lower it a few inches then u would want the eibach sportlines but if that is 2 much of a drop the eibach pro kit seems pretty popular

 

why is the h&r set up not very popular? i have em on my o5 v6 and love it.

 

First, decide if you want to lower it for performance reasons or appearance reasons, and how important things like ride quality, noise, vibration, and harshness are to you. Consider the roads that you drive on. The reason for my suggesting that you do a little "leg work" up front is because what you're after will make some difference to people trying to make suggestions. It may even have some effect on just who replies here.

At its simplest, you need shorter springs. But 'simplest' isn't necessarily 'best' here, because other things besides ride height get involved. You'll almost certainly need an alignment even if you stop here.

A more satisfactory job would necessarily include new struts and shocks. For some, the adjustable versions are preferable (this is one of the things where a little better grasp of what your ultimate goal is would have helped). You may (or may not) need to swap additional pieces (stock panhard bar for an adjustable one, LCA relocating brackets, etc.). Perhaps a few other things if either hard cornering or hard straight-line performance driving is going to be big part of the car's life. Need you to tell us that kind of stuff, otherwise you'll mostly get peoples' own preferences and have to sort them out anyway.

The bolts that your friend mentioned may be "one-time use" fasteners, which according to Ford factory service procedures get tossed and replaced if you undo them. There are several of these things in the S197 suspension. That said, some people have been able to get a second use out of some of those one time use parts.

Poke around the various vendors that have links down the right side of the page or are listed at the top of the main forum index. In addition, there are a few others who are specifically involved in suspension modification, such as Sam Strano at www.stranoparts.com or Steeda ( www.steeda.com ).


Norm

 

They may not be getting as much publicity within the Mustang world as names like Eibach or Steeda. I even see FRPP and Vogtland mentioned more often.

I have a set on another car and I guess they're OK. But they lowered that car more than advertised and ended up making it way too low even for easy street driving.


Norm

 

blueoval, whats the part # on the springs, your car looks good with the bullet wheels, are they in a kit or purchased individually?

 

Regarding the Corvette guy who mentioned "Stock" bolts, here is what he is talking about: The Corvette does not have springs (not like our cars), it has a transverse leaf spring front and rear. Its basically a flat (maybe 3/4 in thick) composite bar maybe 4 ft long mounted transversly (ends of bar point towards sides of car). On the ends of the bar, on each side, is a bolt. The bolt is threaded and can be turned to raise or lower the car. Yes, from the factory, the Corvette is height adjustable or if you like (and even better) can be cross-weighted.

 

ive had a set of them in my garage since about march reasons for taking so long is because of time to put them on and i dont know if i want other springs.