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Old 04-18-2009, 02:43 PM
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They're even cheaper than the Eibachs that I was looking at, yet they lower the car the same amount. Just wondering if any of you have used them before. TIA.
 
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Old 04-18-2009, 11:10 PM
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That's what is on my car.....do you want pics?

Eibachs suck ***. They make my nuts hurt after riding in a car with them for more than 10 mins. Idk what it is but they ride much worse than the Ford Racing. I had a guy ride in mine and then sell his Eibachs to buy some like mine.
 
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You'll like the k's. Good rates.
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 12:56 PM
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Thanks guys
And 08, pics would be great if you can get 'em.
 
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You ask, and you shall receive.

Also, they have since dropped with the rear sway bar and the struts/springs fianlly setting in. Overall I think I got about a 1.5/1.6" drop.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/3...2576df.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/3...544414.jpg?v=0
 
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Originally Posted by 08mustang_gt
That's what is on my car.....do you want pics?

Eibachs suck ***. They make my nuts hurt after riding in a car with them for more than 10 mins. Idk what it is but they ride much worse than the Ford Racing. I had a guy ride in mine and then sell his Eibachs to buy some like mine.
X2. While the ride was nice and cushy w/ my Eibachs, the fact that they lowered the car w/o increasing the spring rates is just plainly idiotic. For example, the Bullitt springs I have now have 1/2 the drop of the Eibachs yet the front springs where the same height while the rears were actually shorter than the Eibachs. That's a big difference in rates, and it showed in handling.
 
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Old 04-20-2009, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 08mustang_gt
You ask, and you shall receive.

Also, they have since dropped with the rear sway bar and the struts/springs fianlly setting in. Overall I think I got about a 1.5/1.6" drop.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/3...2576df.jpg?v=0

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/3...544414.jpg?v=0
Nice . That looks right about where I want to sit. And you mentioned the struts, but did you swap them out for something else or did you keep the factory units?
 
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No I got matching struts to go along with it as well. To counterbalance the lower springs I got some stiffer ones from Dynamic Suspension. That's what keeps it from feeling like someone taking a sledge-hammer to your crotch.

And as always....you need C&C plates. Highly recommended at least.
 
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What about an adjustable panhard bar, etc? Necessary for a 1.5" drop, or just recommended? I'm used to lowering Audis, which have independent suspension at all 4 wheels.
 
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An adjustable bar is always nice to make sure the axle is centered in the car.
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 07:20 AM
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Bassman's got it. When I did mine it was an $1800 suspension overhaul so I went farther than most people. But panhard bar, and changing out the sway bars for stiffer support is much easier to do when you already have everything apart. It's better to get it all together and to do it all together. Therefore you won't have weak points in the suspension to potentailly break.
 
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