suspension

I'm wanting to do some suspension work but dont know were to start would love some sugestions.

03Whitestang wrote:I'm wanting to do some suspension work but dont know were to start would love some sugestions.

Lower control arms is where I would start. Maximum Motorsports has got the best setup for our cars.

If by "Suspension" you mean lowering the car, the best way to go would be H&R SS springs, Bilstein Shocks/Struts (or Mach1 Shocks and struts if you can find a set) & Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber plates.

yeah i was looking to lower it first but i will look into the lower control arms also i dont really know much about suspension. How much work is required to put in the new springs shocks/struts and caster camber plates?

It's not all that difficult.. You will have to have the car re-aligned after you put the C/C plates in, but other than that it's nothing special. Just need a floor jack, some jack stands and a few tools.

http://www.americanmuscle.com/h-r-ss-spring-96-04-install.html

cool thanks for the info

What are you looking for? Just for looks or do you want the car to hook.

i want it to hook but also lower it a little

Then cut fox 4cyl springs up front and cut stock springs out back with foxbody shocks and struts of your choice. If you use lowering springs you won't be able to hook and if you use drag springs you won't be any lower. Or you can do like I did and just go coilovers all the way around. I used to cut 1.8 60' with coilovers up front and cut stock springs out back. Now I cut 1.4 60' with coilovers all the way around but I have alot more in my suspension then just springs and shocks.

were can i get coilovers for the front

my bad didnt realize his account was sighned in on my computer anyways were can i get coilovers for the front

There are a lot of different companies that make coil overs for our cars, but unless you're really planning on putting some serious power down, or auto crossing, there is no point. Just get a set of good quality struts/shocks (Bilsteins/Tokico's) along with a good lowering or H&R race spring. For the amount of power you make you will hook fine with a sticky tire and a set of LCA's. My car has H&R Race springs with Iso's in, so it sits a little higher than most with race springs.

You should never cut stock springs (unless you're cutting a dead coil) , different portions of the coils have progressive spring rates and the ride will suck plus you have the added possibility of collapsing a spring and causing major damage to your car.

Stock springs in the GT and in the Cobra are specific rate, the spring rate doesn't change at all. However cutting them is still not your best choice unless you can get someone like OxfordGT to do who knows what they're doing when making that kind of mod.

Cutting springs any way you look at it is bad, there are so many coils in eack of them for a reason and each one you cut out will weaken the integrity of the coil.

Ruffnuts wrote:Cutting springs any way you look at it is bad, there are so many coils in eack of them for a reason and each one you cut out will weaken the integrity of the coil.

Thank you.

We're not driving Honda Civic's.

that makes sense

Krutch21 wrote:Stock springs in the GT and in the Cobra are specific rate, the spring rate doesn't change at all. However cutting them is still not your best choice unless you can get someone like OxfordGT to do who knows what they're doing when making that kind of mod.

+1 There is nothing wrong with cutting stock springs because they are not progressive. Some aftermarket lowering springs can not be cut and all 05+ stock springs can not be cut. I rode on cut springs for over a year with no change in ride quality and not a single problem.

Ruffnuts wrote:Cutting springs any way you look at it is bad, there are so many coils in eack of them for a reason and each one you cut out will weaken the integrity of the coil.

Cutting coils out does not weaken the spring the only thing that does is heating them like alot of old schools guys use to do.

well i would definatly need some help if i tryed it

03Whitestang wrote:well i would definatly need some help if i tryed it

When the Springs fail, I won't say "I told you so."

idk if i am gona do it yet or not i might just put the dragsprings n b/c i do more of that

03Whitestang wrote:idk if i am gona do it yet or not i might just put the dragsprings n b/c i do more of that

I'm probably going to go with some SS springs here in the next month or so (when we get back from Gatlinburg) so if you want drag springs I could probably give you a pretty good deal on mine.

ill see how my finances go

WNRacing wrote:

03Whitestang wrote:well i would definatly need some help if i tryed it

When the Springs fail, I won't say "I told you so."

They won't fail. I have been building mustangs since before you ever heard of mustangs and have been cutting springs longer then that. Never once have I seen springs fail or sag from cutting them.

oxfordgt wrote:

WNRacing wrote:

03Whitestang wrote:well i would definatly need some help if i tryed it

When the Springs fail, I won't say "I told you so."

They won't fail. I have been building mustangs since before you ever heard of mustangs and have been cutting springs longer then that. Never once have I seen springs fail or sag from cutting them.

Good for you, I still wouldn't do it. :*blahblah*:

I'm the kind of person that likes to do things the right way the first time rather than do it the wrong way and possibly regret it later. You do it your way and i'll keep doing it mine.

Cutting the rear springs is the only right way to do it if you want to lower your car and still be able to hook.