SprangZ Springs
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SprangZ Springs
Anyone know how the SprangZ Springs are, I see that they are awfully cheap just wondering if they are crappy and you get what you pay for or if they will lower my car to a nice look and still ride nice.
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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper
I got em, i dig em. I have no experience with any other spring to compare them to but stock.
They ride nice, give it a meaner stance.... i dunno.. i am more than happy with them
They ride nice, give it a meaner stance.... i dunno.. i am more than happy with them
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no cc plates and lowering will normally result in increased static camber (around -1deg to -1.5deg). It's not usually a big issue but I got increased inner tire wear until I put some CC plates on it and had it re-aligned. We couldn't get the alignment to be right without the plates.
I'd replace your struts with some aftermarket struts (I use and Maximum Motorsports seems to recommend fox body struts on SN95's that are lowered since they're a 1/2" shorter and give some bump travel back). Tokico are nice, Koni are nice, I like bilstein since they don't require or allow adjusting and they really ride wonderfully. With stock struts you'll be underdamped and it won't handle as well as it should.
Might also want to look into a bumpsteer kit since you'll have some bumpsteer coming in from the lowering.
I'd replace your struts with some aftermarket struts (I use and Maximum Motorsports seems to recommend fox body struts on SN95's that are lowered since they're a 1/2" shorter and give some bump travel back). Tokico are nice, Koni are nice, I like bilstein since they don't require or allow adjusting and they really ride wonderfully. With stock struts you'll be underdamped and it won't handle as well as it should.
Might also want to look into a bumpsteer kit since you'll have some bumpsteer coming in from the lowering.
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Well, i have the DD's and i dig em. Thats really all i got to say about it.
It rides same as stock really, however it corners a bit better.
The front lowered in the end about 1 and 1/3 inches, the rear less than 1 inch
Not much else i can really say, they are every bit as good as ford c springs in my view.
It rides same as stock really, however it corners a bit better.
The front lowered in the end about 1 and 1/3 inches, the rear less than 1 inch
Not much else i can really say, they are every bit as good as ford c springs in my view.
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Originally Posted by TClark22
that car does not look lowered at all... i think my friends GT is lower with stock springs than that and maybe even mine
i would go with eibach springs or h&r
i would go with eibach springs or h&r
The sprangzDD's themselves are about an inch shorter than the stock springs.
I have plenty of side pics of before, ill get a good one of it since it has been lowered and post before and after. here are a couple more pics that might help.
Take a look at the one of the car pulled up in the driveway, any lower and i couldnt get the car in my garage, so in this case the DD's were just what i needed. You will get a bit more with the eibach or H&R though.
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hmm i want to lowe rmine i have 2" drop springs but i wonder about my roush kit with them.. anyway springs are springs childrens - if they are progressive rate and have the same weight tolerances - THEY ARE THE SAME FUKING THING so please think past your dick and stfu about all the dumbass brands that don't make a differnce.. thanks
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Originally Posted by CCM
What's a coilover?
Mustang stock suspension is modified MacPherson. Meaning there is a heavy duty shock (strut) and a separate heavy coil spring which support the whole front of the car (back is similar and has similar issues). In the mustang implementation, the spring is pretty far inboard of the spindle, meaning that it has to have a really high rate to keep the car from bottoming out thanks to leverage imparted by the control arm as it articulates. This makes for a really crappy ride when you lower it because the spring rates are in orbit. It also means you have to have a pretty aggressive strut valving on rebound so you don't bounce.
Coil over systems move the spring from the inboard side of the control arm to the strut or shock body itself. Upshots include, MAJOR weight reduction. Coilover springs weigh less than 5lbs each for most mustang applications. Standard stock type coils weigh 10-15lbs or more. Moving the spring to the outside of the control arm lever means you can use a MUCH lower spring rate to get the same basic behaviors.
For example, I have 350#" front and 300#" rear coilover springs on my car. To get the same wheel rate as I have now with a conventional stock type setup, I'd have to use 1300lb" springs up front and 350-375#" in back. FRPP C springs are 650#" and give a pretty harsh ride. My car rides pretty gentle for having such a high wheel rate.
If you bounce the stock control arms with the stock springs and struts then you have the option of replacing them with tubular components which help improve the overall geometry of the suspension and make it a million times more predictable.
FWIW, I have an 03GT with a full Maximum Motorsports Max Grip box, I out corner M3's and so far I haven't found the limit of control on the front end. The back end is another story but it's set up for racing and gets a little loose because of it.
The rear suspension of the mustang is abhorrent. There is nothing about the design that I find desireable. With a coilover kit, torque arm and panhard bar it really comes alive.
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Originally Posted by MTShambles
If you want to boil it down....
Sprangz Springs = FRPP C-Springs.
Sprangz Springs = FRPP C-Springs.
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