Help me lower my 4x4 stang

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Hey guys, I need help here. I orignally planned on gettin some Eibach Pro's for my vert, but I'm not sure if I want to really lower it that much. Seeing as this is my daily driver and I live in chicago, theres alot of potholes so I was thinking of getting some Ford Racing C-springs, wich i beleive lower about 1.25' in the front and 1' in the back compared to the 1.5 that the pro's lower, am I correct? Does anyone have any pics of the C-springs and the pro's so I can compare, or have any personal experience with either of these springs. Im not sure how harsh the ride quality is either, so please help me decide. Also what Shocks/Springs do you reccomend with these springs? Thanks!

 

91LX_5L

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Eibach pros are fine, I havent bottemed out once. Nice ride, can tell the diff in handling and it still rides really smooth. If you dont want it lowered too much id say there the best springs.

 

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here are some pics

 

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merriam, ks

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definetly pro-kits with a good strut/shock combo. i live in kc(pothole city) and don't have a problem at all. oh yeah i've got the pro-kit with mach 1 shocks/struts.

 

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Thanks for the reply, beautiful car 91lx. Is the back even with the front? Cuz i heard with the pro's the front tends to look higher. Also do you ever have problems with scraping your front bumper on speed bumps and entrance ways and such, cuz i have a chin spoiler and with the eibach's i am wondering how much clearence I would have.

bimmertech said:

definetly pro-kits with a good strut/shock combo. i live in kc(pothole city) and don't have a problem at all. oh yeah i've got the pro-kit with mach 1 shocks/struts.

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What would you say a good shock/stut combo with the pro's would be? I'm looking for the cheapest shocks/struts out there without sacrificing quality. How much your Mach 1 shocks run ya?

 

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mine is a cobra vert and every now and then i will bang the x brace on something. but nothin too bad. i like the stance, but i like the front even with the rear. shocks/struts were like $209 from downs ford. go to johnbleaklyford.com as they will prolly have them cheaper. i'll post some pics here in a while of mine.

 

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bimmertech said:

mine is a cobra vert and every now and then i will bang the x brace on something. but nothin too bad. i like the stance, but i like the front even with the rear. shocks/struts were like $209 from downs ford. go to johnbleaklyford.com as they will prolly have them cheaper. i'll post some pics here in a while of mine.

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$209 for all four of them! Please help me find that, i tryed that site and I can't find anything.

 

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I have a few scrapes on the bottom of my front lip. Nothing major and I dont really take it super easy either.

It sits dead even...which sometimes makes the front look higher but if you mesaure its actually lower.

 

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RedStallion43 said:

$209 for all four of them! Please help me find that, i tryed that site and I can't find anything.

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sorry bout that, its actually johnbleakleyford.com however a quick check and i could not find them. downs ford has them for $160 for the struts and $60 for the shocks. i bought mine like a year and a half ago for quite a bit less. i looked at my receipts and i paid 165 for the set. way to go me! oh yeah downsford.com, click on the parts link, then click on the motorsports link, then the mach 1 link.

 

Mrgreen94gt

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C springs. They would be pretty harsh without some good struts. I'm using some 03 Cobra Bilsteins. I don't have any trouble bottoming out.

 

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Wow Mr. Green, did you cut any coils off your C-springs cuz those look just as low as the Eibach pro's, considering the C-springs are almost 100 dollars cheaper those are starting to to catch my eye more. I also noticed you have a cc plates and a bumpsteer kit, I tought you only needed those on a 1.5' and higher drop

 

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No, no coils cut. The C/C plates went on back when I had the B springs, I could still only get -1.4 with the plates (with C's I have -0.6). Besides, there are other benefits to the plates. I've also been slowly replacing every part in the suspension. It sits the same as 91LX_5L's car does with the Eibach's, as far as I can tell from the pics.

Oh, it dropped at least 1.5" and probably dropped more because it was really jacked up in stock form.

 

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Mrgreen94gt said:

No, no coils cut. The C/C plates went on back when I had the B springs, I could still only get -1.4 with the plates (with C's I have -0.6). Besides, there are other benefits to the plates. I've also been slowly replacing every part in the suspension. It sits the same as 91LX_5L's car does with the Eibach's, as far as I can tell from the pics.

Oh, it dropped at least 1.5" and probably dropped more because it was really jacked up in stock form.

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Thats interesting even tough the C-springs are sold as a 1-1.25 inch drop yours dropped you more than 1.5 inch! Thats odd, I have a vert too, but i really don't want that much of a drop so now I don't know what to do

 

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RedStallion43 said:

Thats interesting even tough the C-springs are sold as a 1-1.25 inch drop yours dropped you more than 1.5 inch! Thats odd, I have a vert too, but i really don't want that much of a drop so now I don't know what to do

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Most of the drop amounts are given for coupes, or even the 93-earlier cars. There are some 'vert specific spring sets out there, like the FMS F-springs (which is probably a repackaged Eibach kit.)

My ride height measurements, ground to center of fenderlip are, front=27 1/4" and rear=27 3/4" if that's helpful.