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12-31-2012, 07:18 AM

#11

clowe1965

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Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: South Carolina, Axle swap anyone?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SilverHoss

Wow, looks like Ford's 11mm is a little off! Are you likng the Boss springs, and did you to do some camber correction due to the drop up front?

thnx

I like them, but i want a little more drop in the rear. Since your getting new shocks you should be good, but I can tell they are not matched on the rebound. It corners a lot better and is still very comfortable for long trips. I didn't do any camber corrections, turned out fine, or at least the shop didn't tell me differently. When i did my header install something got out of whack, so now one wheel is aligned correctly and the other one is at-2. I played around with it but haven't had it checked again. You can get brembo springs in the forum classifieds or on craigslist. Honestly the drop isnt bad in the front, and after the hassle of changing out springs i wouldn't recommend brembos. I don't think there is a big enough difference to warrant the expense or effort.

12-31-2012, 11:05 AM

#12

Sam Strano

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Does this looked slammed????

http://stranoparts.com/data/images/p30305004410.jpg

How about this?

http://stranoparts.com/data/images/p30302121102.jpg

Frankly I could not imagine bothering to go less low...

01-06-2013, 01:02 PM

#13

stebru84

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: PA

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Sam, what springs are in those pics?

01-07-2013, 12:40 PM

#14

Sam Strano

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Originally Posted by stebru84

Sam, what springs are in those pics?

These: http://stranoparts.com/partdetails.p...205&ModelID=35

09-02-2013, 11:29 AM

#15

duffyc

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: CT

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Strano

Because I want stiffer front springs, not stiffer rears. In fact that's why aftermarket springs help the balance and handling so much, they all increase the front rate to be at least equal to, and almost always higher than the rear rates. Ford rates, all of them, are stiffer in the back than the front.

Boss front/GT rears are a balance more to my liking.

Maybe to support this, I am running boss (not LS) 148#/in fronts but with brembo pkg 167#/in in rear with the brembo pkg dampers. Dampers work fine with this mild (17#/in) rate increase and 1/2" drop. However, there was too much rake ... so I cut exactly 1 coil off the top of the rear springs. Maybe the rear rate is 175#/in now but it is still noticeable better balance than stock setup at very little cost (damper upgrade not necessary) . The next thing I plan to do to improve the balance of my set up is anti-squat brackets.

Perhaps something to consider when looking to use cheap take off parts as mods.

chris