PureStang

since i wanna put a lil bit of money here and a little there, i want to tone down how much im putting into the suspension. i initially wanted to do a fully coil over set up but i dont plan on doing that anymore.

here is what i plan:
keep my eibach prokit springs
install MM FLSFC
buy MM Sport valved bilstiens
buy eibach anti roll kit (front and rear sways)

that puts me to about $1000 vs. $1700.

now my questions are:

1) is it worth buying the Strut tower and shock tower braces?

2) is it worth buying lower and/or upper rear control arms?

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Brandon J

bassman97

Lower rear control arms should be one of the first mods anyone does, it makes a huge improvement. As for the sway bars, don't bother since stock is pretty good. If you need something stiffer, get a used stock one from a different year and/or model.

PureStang

i have a GT...you think i should just get some cobra/mach 1 sways?

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Brandon J

r3dn3ck

that depends on how it actually handles.

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PureStang

can you go into more detail what you mean r3d?

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Brandon J

r3dn3ck

sway bars are there for a specific purpose, too much sway bar will pick up the inside tire in a turn and you'll lose some of the traction you had, too little and you have all kinds of body lean. It's important to build the whole thing as a system with balance in mind and to test as you add parts to make sure they're not just adding bling but actually adding value and performance.

The front sway bar is usually a good thing to upgrade but putting too much rear bar makes the car loose as a whore on nickel night in the rear. Loose looks cool but it's slow. Start with the front bar and see what the rear end does under power in a corner. If it understeers then a little more bar in the rear is a good thing but with stiff ass springs I don't think you'll need both if either.

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PureStang

would you consider Pro-kit springs stiff? if i recall they are close to stock spring rates.

and now i understand what you mean. so first things first im going to get the shocks/struts and lower control arms and have my sfc installed and see where i am from there? does that sound like a more logical plan than to just go all out for something i wont really harness all the power?

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Brandon J

liv4him

I would get h&r ss, I love mine, imo pro-kit is not enough of a improvment and plus you can hardly tell its lowered.

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PureStang

hardly tell its lowered?

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Brandon J

liv4him

OK not very much..

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