I was wondering what lowering kit you guyz use Ive got a stock hight 2001 GT and I want to lower it but not to bottom out everywhere so if u can help me that would be great!!!!
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Depends, the older sn95 guys can have a good low drop on anything. even prokits look low on 95-98. New edge-I say sportlines. I had FRPP and IMHO what a waste of damn money. They rode ok i guess, but it didn't really drop the car. Theres a thin line between 4x4 and regular. FRPP, Steeda, w/e only drop it JUST enough so it doesn't look like a 4x4. However- that does not mean no wheel gap. you'll have a whooolle lot of wheel gap with FRPP- bery noticable and IMO ugly. Walk up to any other car on the road and it'll have less wheel gap than a mustang lowered on FRPP.
I then got Eibach pro kit. Again- another mistake, although 100,000,000 times better than FRPP- still had wheel gap, and the rear looked bad IMO, the car looked lower, it was harder to get out of and stuff, but still had wheel gap.
The sportlines were perfect- with one problem, it drops the rear a bit more. Nothing to do with sagging, just the nature of the beast. Actually- it doesnt, it drops them DEAD even- it is 1.8 and 2.0F, however, the front and rear dont sit the same stock, so with sportlines- the front and rear sit almost dead exact even, BUT- because of the design of the car, and the way the front fender/wheel well is manufactured, the back end will look a little lower.
So- IMHO, the best spring to go with is Sportlines w/o front isolators. then the front will sit noticably lower, and you'll have a light, quality rake.
I then got Eibach pro kit. Again- another mistake, although 100,000,000 times better than FRPP- still had wheel gap, and the rear looked bad IMO, the car looked lower, it was harder to get out of and stuff, but still had wheel gap.
The sportlines were perfect- with one problem, it drops the rear a bit more. Nothing to do with sagging, just the nature of the beast. Actually- it doesnt, it drops them DEAD even- it is 1.8 and 2.0F, however, the front and rear dont sit the same stock, so with sportlines- the front and rear sit almost dead exact even, BUT- because of the design of the car, and the way the front fender/wheel well is manufactured, the back end will look a little lower.
So- IMHO, the best spring to go with is Sportlines w/o front isolators. then the front will sit noticably lower, and you'll have a light, quality rake.
98V6 K.I.T.T.
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I hear people having issues with sportlines down the road as the tend to sag and become uneven. With that being said, go with either Steeda or FRPP C springs for a conservative drop, or H&R SS springs for a much more drastic racing look.
I have the Steeda Sport Springs and they lowered the car about 1-1/4 in the rear and 7/8-1" in the front. I still have plenty of clearance.
Mossberg
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I'm running Eibach Pro Kit with Bilsteins. No issues here. 
About 1.25 inch drop all the way around.
About 1.25 inch drop all the way around.I have never had sportlines sag. Personally, i think it's all BS- 90 percent of the people that claim sagging don't even own sportlines, or performance springs at all. Word of mouths a bich. Eibach sells spring TO FRPP. if eibachs sag, then so does your FRPP, and so do all the NEW high performance mustang variations mustang makes.
HR is nice- however, eibachs will ride smoother because of the closer to factory spring rates. Eibachs will also launch better at the track (they still suck for launching, but much better than HR) The HRs have a nice high spring rate- so they handle nice, but the rides going to be stiff, and your launch at the strip will be noticably diffrent.
My mom has HR Super sports on her 03, and i like them too, and shes happy with them, but they don't sit as nice as the Sportlines. The front and the rear are still to high, and when you see the front end from an angle- the fender makes it look like it sits high. The rear was also on the high side (for my taste) so we put some 255 45 17s, and added about 3 tenths of an inch to the overall diameter and now it sits a whole lot better. you really gotta see drops in real life because pictures can be decieving.
HR is nice- however, eibachs will ride smoother because of the closer to factory spring rates. Eibachs will also launch better at the track (they still suck for launching, but much better than HR) The HRs have a nice high spring rate- so they handle nice, but the rides going to be stiff, and your launch at the strip will be noticably diffrent.
My mom has HR Super sports on her 03, and i like them too, and shes happy with them, but they don't sit as nice as the Sportlines. The front and the rear are still to high, and when you see the front end from an angle- the fender makes it look like it sits high. The rear was also on the high side (for my taste) so we put some 255 45 17s, and added about 3 tenths of an inch to the overall diameter and now it sits a whole lot better. you really gotta see drops in real life because pictures can be decieving.
TrueBlue03
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This was a few years back. Those with eibach problems, including me, have been on the board for some time...possibly meaning that the problem was only with their springs a few years ago....Regardless, do some research before you blatantly call BS. There was even a mock club created on here...and "i hate my sagging sportlines" was written in our sigs.
+1 for H&R Sports or Steeda Sport Springs. The perfect daily driver drop IMO.
My friends 03 gt was lowered with the steedas, and it rides and looks great.
I've been considering swapping my springs out for Steedas.
306notchback
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I just installed the eibach pro-kit a couple of weeks ago! I took the lower isolators out of the front. I like the drop and the ride alot. It has a slight rake right now but i will probably take the rear isolators out as well to even it out!
I just installed the eibach pro-kit a couple of weeks ago! I took the lower isolators out of the front. I like the drop and the ride alot. It has a slight rake right now but i will probably take the rear isolators out as well to even it out!
Give it a real good tug after you take the rear isolators out. Make SURE that theres no movement with everything installed. I never took the isolators off the rear of Pro kits- but you should be OK.
I do know removing the top isolator on Sportlines is a very BAD idea.
With everything installed, (diffrential, struts, everything) you can pry the spring out with minimal effort once the top isolator is removed. My springs were moving around everytime i turned the radio up..the pig tail positions were always changing and were noisy, unlike the front isolators. you can remove all the front isolators and not have a single squeak (well i haven't) but the rears squeak (not a lot- just in the mornings)
Thats always been a problem with pro kits on new edges IMO. They never drop the rear low enough, infact, in my car, they lowered my rear only .75" and my friends car that i meet up with on saturday nights and stuff at a car show- he has pro kits on one side of the rear, and stock on the other ( don't ask) and really- they sit frikin even.
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