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Old 04-18-2008 | 08:38 PM
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After having my h&r ss springs on for a couple years Im kinda tired of the ride, although it looks very good I was thinking of going with a taller spring plus I would like to get longtubes, my X pipe scraps all the time and Im not getting rid of that. I just cant make up my mind, friends say Im crazy.
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by liv4him
After having my h&r ss springs on for a couple years Im kinda tired of the ride, although it looks very good I was thinking of going with a taller spring plus I would like to get longtubes, my X pipe scraps all the time and Im not getting rid of that. I just cant make up my mind, friends say Im crazy.
you can probably just switch to the H&R Sports that will be about a 1.5" drop so you will be a half an inch higher. Otherwise the next step would probably be a set of Steeda or FRPP to go up to only a 1.25" drop. 1.5" would probably be fine if you chose to do it
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 09:16 PM
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Thats the biggest problems with these big drops people do. I could never go lower then 1"-1.25" in the city here as there are way to many things in the way for me to do that. I scrape with my bullit springs in all the college apartment complexes and places in town like downtown parking garages. I just dont know how some people rock these wicked low drops.
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 09:18 PM
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god, no kidding... off topic but everytime i pass by Napa they have this stupid truck(looks like a unpainted s10 chevy) and it sits about 1/2" off the ground in the rear and 3/4" off the ground in the front. im thinking wtf? lol
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 09:33 PM
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EIBACH PRO-KIT Springs FTW. Get those great stance..not TO low. about 1.25" all around
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 09:47 PM
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My H&R Race springs are pretty tall....I never scrape. and they are nice and stiff.
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 11:11 PM
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My stock 04 GT sits too high. I was quoted a price for some eibachs and it's reasonable. Why in the hell didn't Ford think of this in development. The car sits low overall but it doesn't fit the wheels at all. geez lokk at any BMW or just about any sports coupe and the wheels fit nicely under the fenders. I got plenty of clearance for any obsticles, so I'm thinking a 1" to a 1.25" drop all the way around with my stock rims..
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rebelyell
My stock 04 GT sits too high. I was quoted a price for some eibachs and it's reasonable. Why in the hell didn't Ford think of this in development. The car sits low overall but it doesn't fit the wheels at all. geez lokk at any BMW or just about any sports coupe and the wheels fit nicely under the fenders. I got plenty of clearance for any obsticles, so I'm thinking a 1" to a 1.25" drop all the way around with my stock rims..
I know what you are saying, I cant believe someone (the engineers) werent like what the crap is that a 4x4 mustang ,lower that baby a little!!
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 08:51 AM
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I have super sports with all of the isolators in and I don't scrape on much, just on some speed bumps my cats will scrape. But I also have a stock exhaust.
 

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Old 04-19-2008 | 08:51 AM
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MM coil overs in front... you adjust them in 5 minutes. As high as you want or as low as you want. They ride a 1000x better than standard lowering springs to boot (my car handles like a race car and feels like a bullit). Then you can have the look and the ride and clear the bumps.

I adjust mine regularly for track events and then put them back to normal for street driving. No tools required.
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 10:14 AM
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red...how exactly do you adjust them? i have always been curious.
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 10:35 AM
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red...how exactly do you adjust them? i have always been curious.
find the top of the struts in the engine bay and usually turn a ****.
 
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Old 04-19-2008 | 11:06 AM
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that's to adjust the firmness on adjustable struts. To adjust the ride height you just jack up one tire at a time to unload the spring a little then turn the adjusting collar by hand.

You can see the gold color adjusting collar in the pic below:

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You just grab holt and spin it up or down as far as you need.
 
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