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Best Springs For Ride Quality and handling? And Drop of course :)

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Starscream88

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Heres the deal,

The next mod im thinking is going to be dropping the car,

Now Mustangs seem to ride really high from the factory,
And I want to get a set of lowering springs,
I have KYB Shocks (non ajustable) all round,

But my ride quality sux big time, AND one side I noticed it higher than the other by a fraction,
So It looks like my Springs I have now are toast

What better reason to replace them
I want a nice drop, Something really noticeable, but I want the best ride quality possible, I can always get stiffer shocks down the line,
Whats the best for what I want?
I dont need a hard as balls stiff suspention, Im not doing drag lanches every weekend,
I just want a really nice riding car that dosent crack my arse bone everytime I drive over a matchstick,
So whats out there?
How much, and where?

Ive heard factory "Bullitt" springs are good? True or BS?
But I want a niiiiiice drop, no 7/8 of a inch crap, and I dont want my suspention geometry to be screwed up and cause uneven wear and other problems,
So,
Nice drop, nice ride, and no problems,
 

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No problems? You'll need C/C plates for sure.

Do a search on springs and find out what you want.. i hear great things from the Bullitts.
 

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Are the C/C plates REALLY needed???
 

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Not REALLY, but if you don't want uneven tire wear etc.. you'll need C/C plates to prevent that. You wanted NO problems right? Get some CC plates.
 

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H&R Sport Springs!!
 

88gt

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Bullitt springs and KYB GR2's for me. aprox. 1" drop, awesome ride quality. My mustang rides much better than my 2000 Ranger. Handling is greatly improved. I've also got 17" Tri-bars on Toyo Proxes tires. Lastly, NO c/c plates. My alignment guy told me that I won't have any problem unless I go lower.

Just make sure you do the research, you'll find something you like.

Jim
 

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Anyone know a place online that sells Bullitt Springs??

and is it only Bullitt springs that were lower than stock from the factory?

I want to make my Wheel arch tire gap dissapear, Thats the objective,
 

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anyone?
 

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Bullit springs will not make the gap dissappear. There will be a fairly consistant gap of approx. 1". From what I'm understanding, you want to go 1 1/2" - 2" lower..Bullitt springs are not what you want. Look for Eibach, H & R, Ford Motorsport "B" springs..others could chime in on different brands. And you WILL need c/c plates.

Jim
 
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Try www.maximumotorsports.com
Get some H&R springs and Bilstein shocks/struts.

You could also try for something like the Eibach Pro-Kit springs with non-adjustable Tokicos.

Good luck,
 
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